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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Shin-Shiraoka Station

Shin-Shiraoka Station (新白岡駅, Shin-Shiraoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shiraoka, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shin-Shiraoka Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) and the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, and lies 45.9 kilometers from the starting point of the Tohoku Main Line at Tokyo.

Station layout

This station has an elevated station building with two opposed ground-level side platforms underneath, serving three tracks. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1  Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Itō Line)
 Shōnan–Shinjuku Line for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line)
2  Utsunomiya Line for Oyama, Utsunomiya, Kuroiso

History

Shin-Shiraoka Station opened on 26 February 1987. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,954 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Shiraoka New Town

See also

References

  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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