Shirakawaguchi Station

Shirakawaguchi Station
Shirakawaguchi Station; 白川口駅
	Shirakawaguchi Station in September 2007
Location	Sakanohigashi, Shirakawa-cho, Kamo-gun, Gifu-ken 509-1106; Japan
Coordinates	35.5795°N 137.1851°E
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	■ Takayama Main Line
Distance	53.1 km from Gifu
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	December 28, 1918
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	186 daily
Location
	Shirakawaguchi Station Location within Japan

Shirakawaguchi Station (白川口駅, Shirakawaguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the town of Shirakawa, Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Shirakawaguchi Station is served by the JR Central Takayama Main Line, and is located 53.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Gifu.

Station layout

Shirakawaguchi Station has one ground-level island platform and one ground-level side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Takayama Main Line	for Mino-Ōta and Gifu
2	■ Takayama Main Line	for Gero and Takayama
3	■ Takayama Main Line	(starting trains only)

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Takayama Main Line
Kamiasō	Local	Shimoyui
Mino-Ota	Limited Express Hida	Hida-Kanayama

History

Shirakawaguchi Station opened on March 16, 1926. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 186 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Shirakawa Town Hall

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References

岐阜県統計書（平成２８年） [Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

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[Gifu2016stats-1] 岐阜県統計書（平成２８年） [Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.