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in located in the city of Suzuka,

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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. All trains excluding part of limited express trains stop at this station. When the

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Japanese Grand Prix is held at

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, extra trains terminate and originate at this station for the spectators.

Lines

Shiroko Station is served by the Nagoya Line, and is located 52.9 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station.

Station layout

The station was consists of two ground-level

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s serving four tracks. Ticket gates are located in the building over the platforms and tracks.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Shiroko Station opened on September 10, 1915, as a station on the Ise Railway. It was renamed to its present name on October 1, 1922. The Ise Railway became the Sangu Express Electric Railway's Ise Line on September 15, 1936, and was renamed the Nagoya Line on December 7, 1938. After merging with Osaka Electric Kido on March 15, 1941, the line became the Kansai Express Railway's Nagoya Line.
Kintetsu Company History This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944, to form Kintetsu. A new station building was completed in March 1979.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8366 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Mie Prefectural Shiroko High School *Suzuka Municipal Shiroko Elementary School ;Bus stop (Shiroko Station West, 白子駅西) :*

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:**Route 01 for Hiratacho Station via Naka-Asahigaoka Itchome :**Route 02 for Suzuka Central Hospital via Suzukashi Station :**Route 03 for

via Naka-Asahigaoka Itchome :**Route 05 for Apita Suzuka and Suzuka Central Hospital :**Route 05 for Sakurajima Yonchome and Suzuka Central Hospital :**Expressway bus for , , , and Seibu Bus Omiya Branch :**Expressway bus for , Ikebukuro Station East Entrance, Omiya Station West Entrance and Seibu Bus Omiya Branch :**Expressway bus for , and :*C-BUS (community bus) :**Shiroko Hirata Route for Bell City via Tokuda Station and Koudai

References

External links

Kintetsu: Shiroko Station
{{Kintetsu Nagoya Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915 Railway stations in Mie Prefecture Stations of Kintetsu Railway Suzuka, Mie