Shirakawa Station

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	Shirakawa Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Shirakawa Station Shirakawa Station (Japan)

Shirakawa Station

白河駅
Shirakawa Station; 白河駅
	Shirakawa Station in 2023
General information
Location	Kakunai, Shirakawa-shi, Fukushima-ken 961-0074; Japan
Coordinates	37.1306°N 140.2130°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	188.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 16, 1887
Passengers
FY2018	624 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Shirakawa Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Shirakawa Station Shirakawa Station (Japan)

Shirakawa Station (白河駅, Shirakawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Shirakawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 188.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Shin-Shirakawa, Kuroiso, and Utsunomiya
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Fukushima and Kōriyama

Shirakawa Station opened on July 16, 1887. The Hakuhō Line connecting Shirakawa with Iwaki-Tanakura operated from this station from 1916-1944.^{[citation needed]} The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 624 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]