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).[1]
Surrounding area
- Shiraoka New Town
See also
References
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Shin-Shiraoka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)