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).

Shin-Shiraoka Station 新白岡駅
Shin-Shiraoka Station west exit, February 2010
General information
Location	1107-4 Yagyu, Shiraoka-shi, Saitama-ken 349-0212 Japan
Coordinates	36°02′19″N 139°40′20″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	45.9 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	26 February 1987
Passengers
FY2019	6,954
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shiraoka towards Tokyo Utsunomiya Line Local Kuki towards Kuroiso Shiraoka towards Zushi Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Local Kuki towards Utsunomiya
Location Shin-Shiraoka Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Shin-Shiraoka Station Shin-Shiraoka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

Media related to Shin-Shiraoka Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)