Shiraki Station

Shiraki Station
白木駅
Entrance (October 2008)
Location
Prefecture Mie
(See other stations in Mie)
City Toba
Neighborhood etc. Shiraki-cho Hosoda 62-2
Postal code517-0042
(in Japanese)三重県鳥羽市白木町細田62-2
History
Year opened 1929
Rail services
Operator(s) Kintetsu
Line(s) Shima Line
Statistics 30 passengers/day (FY2010)

Shiraki Station (白木駅 Shiraki-eki) is a railway station in Toba, Mie Prefecture, operated by Kintetsu. The station is 49.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ise-Nakagawa Station.

History

Single track era (May 4, 1987)

Shiraki Station opened on July 23, 1929 as a station on the Shima Electric Railway. The line was one of six private companies consolidated into Mie Kotsu by order of the Japanese government on February 11, 1944. When Mie Kotsu dissolved on February 1, 1964, the station became part of the Mie Electric Railway, which was then acquired by Kintetsu on April 1, 1965. The station has been unattended since February 2005.

Line

Station layout

Shiraki Station has two side platforms serving a refuge track each connected by an overpass. 2 passing tracks (Tracks 2 and 3) are located between the refuge tracks.

Platforms

1 Shima Line for Shima-Isobe, Ugata and Kashikojima
4 Shima Line for Toba, Nagoya, Osaka Namba and Kyoto

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kintetsu Shima Line
Matsuo   Local   Gochi

Surrounding area

Quiet mountain settlements

External links

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Coordinates: 34°25′45″N 136°49′53″E / 34.4293°N 136.8314°E