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
Location	1107-4 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)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	26 February 1987
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	6,210 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

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)