Shin-Shiraoka Station

Shin-Shiraoka Station (新白岡駅, Shin-Shiraoka-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) in Shiraoka, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shin-Shiraoka

新白岡駅
Shin-Shiraoka Station west exit, April 2007
Location1107-4 Yagyu, Shiraoka-shi, Saitama-ken
（埼玉県白岡市野牛1107-4）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line)
Platforms2 side platforms
ConnectionsBus stop
History
Opened26 February 1987
Passengers
FY20146,210 daily[1]
Location
Shin-Shiraoka
Location within Japan

Lines

Shin-Shiraoka Station is served by the Tohoku 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.

Platforms
1 ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
■ Shōnan–Shinjuku Line for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line)
2 ■ Utsunomiya Line for Oyama, Utsunomiya, Kuroiso

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Utsunomiya Line
Commuter Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Rabbit: Does not stop at this station
Shiraoka   Local & Rapid Acty   Kuki
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Shiraoka   Local   Kuki

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.

Surrounding area
  • Shiraoka New Town

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [FY2014 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

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