Shin-Shirakawa Station
Shin-Shirakawa Station 新白河駅 | |
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| Station exterior, May 2011 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Fukushima (See other stations in Fukushima) |
| District | Nishishirakawa |
| Village | Nishigō |
| (in Japanese) | 福島県西白河郡西郷村小田倉字道南 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1959 |
| Former name | Iwaki-Nishigō Station |
| Present name since | 1982 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Tohoku Shinkansen Tōhoku Main Line |
| Statistics | 2,504 passengers/day (FY2011) |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Shin-Shirakawa Station (新白河駅) is a railway station in Nishigō, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
The station is served by the Tohoku Shinkansen high-speed line and the Tohoku Main Line.
Station layout
The shinkansen section consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, with two centre tracks for non-stop passing trains. The Tohoku Main Line section of the station consists of one side platform and one island platform, serving three tracks.
The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]
Platforms
| 1 | ■Tohoku Shinkansen | for Ōmiya, Ueno, and Tokyo |
| 4 | ■Tohoku Shinkansen | for Sendai and Morioka |
| 5 | ■Tohoku Main Line | for Kuroiso and Utsunomiya |
| 6 | ■Tohoku Main Line | for Kuroiso and Utsunomiya |
| ■Tohoku Main Line | for Shirakawa and Kōriyama | |
| 7 | ■Tohoku Main Line | for Shirakawa and Kōriyama |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku Shinkansen | ||||
| Nasu-Shiobara | - | Kōriyama | ||
| Tohoku Main Line | ||||
| Shirasaka | - | Shirakawa | ||
History
The station first opened as Iwaki-Nishigō Station on 7 April 1959.[2] On 23 June 1982, it was renamed Shin-Shirakawa Station, coinciding with the opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 2,504 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,824[4] |
| 2005 | 2,799[5] |
| 2010 | 2,724[6] |
| 2011 | 2,504[3] |
Surrounding area
- National Route 4
- National Route 294
- JR East Research Centre
References
- ↑ "各駅情報（新白河駅）" [Station Information (Shin-Shirakawa Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 98. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度)" [FY2011 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度）" [Fiscal 2000 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度）" [Fiscal 2005 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度)" [FY2010 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shin-Shirakawa Station. |
- Official website (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 37°07′24″N 140°11′20″E / 37.123199°N 140.188766°E