Kita-Shirakawa Station
Railway station in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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Kita-Shirakawa Station (北白川駅, Kita-Shirakawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
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JR EastKita-Shirakawa Station 北白川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kita-Shirakawa Station, August 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Shirakawa-tsuda, Shiroishi-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-1102 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°01′57.0″N 140°41′32.87″E | ||||||||||
| Operator | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 315.3 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side +1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 19, 1911 | ||||||||||
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Lines
Kita-Shirakawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 315.3 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform and an island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. One side of the island platform is fenced off and not in use. The station is unstaffed and managed by Shiroishi-Zaō Station.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Iwanuma,Natori and Sendai |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | siding |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Shiroishi, Fukushima, Kōriyama |
View along the outbound line
View along the inbound line
Waiting room
History
Kita-Shirakawa Station opened on December 19, 1911. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
- Kita-Shirakawa Post Office
- Shiroishi River
