is a passenger

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in the city of

Shiraoka, Saitama is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 52,431 in 21,997 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Shiraoka is located slightly sout ...

, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shiraoka Station is served by the Tohoku Main Line (

Utsunomiya Line The Utsunomiya Line ( ja, 宇都宮線, ) is the name given to a 163.5 kilometer section of the Tōhoku Main Line between Tokyo Station in Tokyo and Kuroiso Station in Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan. It is part of the East Japan Railway Compan ...

) and the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, and lies 43.5 kilometers from the starting point of the Tohoku Main Line at .

Station layout

This station has an elevated station building with one ground-level

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

and one ground-level

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...

underneath, serving three tracks. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Shiraoka Station opened on 11 February 1910. With the privatization of

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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 12,854 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Shiraoka Central General Hospital * Kogukihisaizu Shrine * Shiraoka City Central Community Center

References

External links

JR East station information
{{Shōnan-Shinjuku Line Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1910 Tōhoku Main Line Utsunomiya Line Shiraoka, Saitama