Shiroko Station

Shiroko Station (白子駅, Shiroko-eki) is a railway station on the Nagoya Line in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. Shiroko Station is 52.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station.[1] All trains excluding part of limited express trains stop at this station. When Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix is held at Suzuka Circuit, extra trains terminate and originate at this station for the spectators.

Shiroko Station 白子駅
Shiroko Station
Location	22-1 Shiroko-eki mae, Suzuka, Mie （三重県鈴鹿市白子駅前22-1） Japan
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	Nagoya Line
History
Opened	1915
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	17,018 daily

Line

• Kintetsu Nagoya Line

Station layout

Shiroko Station has two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks. Ticket gates are located in the building over the platforms and tracks.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Nagoya Line	for Tsu, Osaka and Toba
3, 4	■ Nagoya Line	for Yokkaichi, Kuwana and Nagoya

Time table

Local, Express and some limited express stopped

During the day, Limited Express, express, and local are set to 3/h respectively. There is a connection between limited express and local for Every time, and local often stops for a long time at this station for connection or overtaking.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kintetsu Nagoya Line
Chiyozaki		Local		Tsuzumigaura
Ise-Wakamatsu		Express		Edobashi

History

Shiroko Station opened on September 10, 1915 as a station on the Ise Railway. It was renamed to its present name on October 1, 1922. The Ise Railway became the Sangu Express Electric Railway’s Ise Line on September 15, 1936, and was renamed the Nagoya Line on December 7, 1938. After merging with Osaka Electric Kido on March 15, 1941, the line became the Kansai Express Railway's Nagoya Line.[2] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu.[2] A new station building was completed in March 1979.

Surrounding area

• Mie Prefectural Shiroko High School
• Suzuka Municipal Shiroko Elementary School

Bus stop (Shiroko Station West, 白子駅西)

• Mie Kotsu
  • Route 01 for Hiratacho Station via Naka-Asahigaoka Itchome
  • Route 02 for Suzuka Central Hospital via Suzukashi Station
  • Route 03 for Suzuka Circuit via Naka-Asahigaoka Itchome
  • Route 05 for Apita Suzuka and Suzuka Central Hospital
  • Route 05 for Sakurajima Yonchome and Suzuka Central Hospital
  • Expressway bus for Tachikawa Station North Entrance, Shinjuku Station West Entrance, Ikebukuro Station East Entrance, Omiya Station West Entrance and Seibu Bus Omiya Branch
  • Expressway bus for Y-CAT, Ikebukuro Station East Entrance, Omiya Station West Entrance and Seibu Bus Omiya Branch
  • Expressway bus for Kokura, Hakata Bus Terminal and Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Station
• C-BUS (community bus)
  • Shiroko Hirata Route for Bell City via Tokuda Station and Koudai

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
2. Kintetsu Company History

External links

• (in Japanese) Kintetsu: Shiroko Station