Shin-Shirakawa Station

新白河駅
The station exterior in May 2011
General information
LocationNishigō-mura, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 961-8055
Japan
Coordinates37°07′24″N 140°11′20″E / 37.123199°N 140.188766°E / 37.123199; 140.188766
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Platforms3 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened7 April 1959; 64 years ago (1959-04-07)
Previous namesIwaki-Nishigō (until 1982)
Passengers
FY20162,999 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nasu-Shiobara
towards Tokyo
 Tōhoku Shinkansen Kōriyama
towards Morioka
Tōhoku Shinkansen Kōriyama
Terminus
Shirasaka
towards Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Shirakawa
towards Morioka
Location
Shin-Shirakawa Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Shin-Shirakawa Station
Shin-Shirakawa Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Shin-Shirakawa Station is located in Japan
Shin-Shirakawa Station
Shin-Shirakawa Station
Shin-Shirakawa Station (Japan)

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).

Lines

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 Tohoku 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

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,999 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[7]　

Surrounding area

Bus routes

Shin-Shirakawa

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Shin-Shirakawa Kogenguchi Bus stop

References

  1. ^ 各駅情報（新白河駅） [Station Information (Shin-Shirakawa Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  2. ^ 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. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Transfer onto bus bound for Sukagawa Station via Izumigo Station which is located near Fukushima Airport and the walk takes about 30 minutes from the station to the airport.
  9. ^ The walk brings from this bus stop to International Christian University for about 40 minutes and passengers are able to transfer onto Nasu-Shiobara Municipal bus bound for Kurodahara Station at Otani bus stop near this university.
  10. ^ Located near Mount Sanbonyari and Mount Futamata.
  11. ^ British Hills is managed by Kanda University of International Studies and located near Hatori Dam in Tenei, Fukushima. There are restaurants and shops, hotels that are british-stlye. When passengers reserve the bus, you must go to British Hills.
  12. ^ Passengers are able to ride on Fukushima Transportation bound for Ryui or Mount Futamata (Fukushima) from Ohira bus stop which is located on Japan National Route 118 by walking on Michikizawa Line which is a forest road for 50 minutes. Besides, transfer onto route buses bound for Sukagawa Station at Ryui bus stop and the route bus for Futamata brings from Ohira bus stop to Sakamoto bus stop for about 30 minutes and go to Edamastu bus stop by walking from Sakamotobashi bus stop. Besides, you are able to ride on Aizu Bus bound for Aizu-Tajima Station via Yunokamionsen Station

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