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.
Fiscal year Daily average 2000 2,824 2005 2,799 2010 2,724 2011 2,504
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 StationTransfer onto bus bound for Sukagawa Station via Izumigo Station which is located near Fukushima Airport and the walk takes about 30 minutes from the station to the airport. - 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 TsunagoThe walk brings from this bus stop to International Christian University for about 40 minutes and passengers are able to transfer onto Nasu-Shiobara Municipal bus bound for Kurodahara Station at Otani bus stop near this university. via Haranaka Manako Yuigahara via Oppara Kogen HotelLocated near Mount Sanbonyari and Mount Futamata. Reservation bus British HillsBritish Hills is managed by Kanda University of International Studies and located near Hatori Dam in Tenei, Fukushima. There are restaurants and shops, hotels that are British-style. When passengers reserve the bus, you must go to British Hills.Passengers are able to ride on Fukushima Transportation bound for Ryui or Mount Futamata (Fukushima) from Ohira bus stop which is located on Japan National Route 118 by walking on Michikizawa Line which is a forest road for 50 minutes. Besides, transfer onto route buses bound for Sukagawa Station at Ryui bus stop and the route bus for Futamata brings from Ohira bus stop to Sakamoto bus stop for about 30 minutes and go to Edamastu bus stop by walking from Sakamotobashi bus stop. Besides, you are able to ride on Aizu Bus bound for Aizu-Tajima Station via Yunokamionsen Station
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