Shin-Shirakawa Station
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Shin-Shirakawa Station 新白河駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 The station exterior in May 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Nishigō-mura, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 961-8055 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°07′24″N 140°11′20″E / 37.123199°N 140.188766°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 3 side + 1 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus stop | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 7 April 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Iwaki-Nishigō (until 1982) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2016 | 2,999 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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Shin-Shirakawa Station (新白河駅) is a railway station in the village of Nishigō, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
The station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed line and the Tōhoku Main Line, and is 185.4 km from the starting point the Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
The shinkansen section consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with two centre tracks for non-stop passing trains. The Tōhoku 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 | ■ Tōhoku Shinkansen | for Ōmiya, Ueno, and Tokyo |
| 4 | ■ Tōhoku Shinkansen | for Sendai and Morioka |
| 5 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kuroiso and Utsunomiya |
| 6 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kuroiso and Utsunomiya |
| ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Shirakawa and Kōriyama | |
| 7 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Shirakawa and Kōriyama |
History
The station first opened as Iwaki-Nishigō Station (磐城西郷駅) on 7 April 1959.[2] On 23 June 1982, it was renamed Shin-Shirakawa Station, coinciding with the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
National Route 4
National Route 294- JR East Research Centre
