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
Location1107-4 Yagyu, Shiraoka-shi, Saitama-ken 349-0212
Japan
Coordinates36°02′19″N 139°40′20″E / 36.03861°N 139.67222°E / 36.03861; 139.67222
Operated by JR East
Line(s)Tōhoku Main Line
Distance45.9 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened26 February 1987
Passengers
FY20196,954
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) 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 is located in Saitama Prefecture
Shin-Shiraoka Station
Shin-Shiraoka Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Shin-Shiraoka Station is located in Japan
Shin-Shiraoka Station
Shin-Shiraoka Station
Shin-Shiraoka Station (Japan)

Lines

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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

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

Platforms

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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

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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

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,954 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Shiraoka New Town

See also

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References

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  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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