Shirogane Station

Shirogane Station
白銀駅
Shirogane Station
Location
Prefecture Aomori
(See other stations in Aomori)
City Hachinohe
Neighborhood etc. Shirogane-cho Ozawakatahira
Postal code031 - 0821
(in Japanese)青森県八戸市大字白銀町字大沢片平
History
Year opened 1934
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Hachinohe Line

Shirogane Station (白銀駅 Shirogane-eki) is a railway station on the JR East Hachinohe Line located in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 10.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Hachinohe Line at Hachinohe Station.

History

Shirogane Station was opened on June 1, 1934 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (the post-war successor to the JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. The station has been unattended since December 10, 2005. Automatic ticket machines were installed in February 2006.

Lines

Station layout

Shirogane Station has one side platform serving bidirectional traffic, with a small shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Hachinohe Line
Mutsuminato   Local (各駅停車)   Same

See also

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External links

Coordinates: 40°31′19.38″N 141°32′31.02″E / 40.5220500°N 141.5419500°E