Shin-Shirakawa Station

is a railway station in the village of Nishigō, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

The station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed line and the Tōhoku Main Line, and is 185.4 km from the starting point the Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The shinkansen section consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with two centre tracks for non-stop passing trains. The Tōhoku Main Line section of the station consists of one side platform and one island platform, serving three tracks.

The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

The station first opened as on 7 April 1959. On 23 June 1982, it was renamed Shin-Shirakawa Station, coinciding with the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,999 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

• JR East Research Centre

Bus routes

Shin-Shirakawa

Track 1

• JR BUS KANTO Hakuhō Line
• Shirakawa Station
• Community buses
• Shirakawa Station via Nanko Park
• Runs on only weekdays and Saturdays.

Track 2

• JR BUS KANTO Hakuhō Line
• Shin-Shirakawa Station - Nanko Park - Iwaki-Tanakura Station - Sobo'oka

Track 3

• Fukushima Transportation
• Shin-Shirakawa Station - Shirakawa Station - Iwaki-Ishikawa Station - Ishikawa Office
• Shin-Shirakawa Station - Shirakawa Station - Shirasaka Station
• Shin-Shirakawa Station - Shirakawa no Seki - Sekinomori Park
• Limited express bus (operated by Fukushima Transportation and Aizu Bus)
• Shin-Shirakawa Station - Shimogo Village Hall - Ouchijuku - Tō-no-Hetsuri Station - Yunokamionsen Station - Ashinomakionsen Station - Tsuruga Castle - Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
• Runs on only holidays during summer.

Track 4

• Night bus operated by Sakura Kotsu
• Bound for Shinjuku Station

Shin-Shirakawa Kogenguchi Bus stop

• Fukushima Transportation
• Shobusawa
• Circular-route bus for Nishigo
• Shimo-Shibahara via Haranaka
• Kawatani via Haranaka
• Tsunago via Haranaka
• Manako
• Yuigahara via Oppara
• Kogen Hotel
• Reservation bus
• British Hills

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