Kita-Shirakawa Station

Kita-Shirakawa Station (北白川駅, Kita-Shirakawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Kita-Shirakawa Station 北白川駅
Kita-Shirakawa Station, August 2014
General information
Location	Shirakawa-tsuda, Shiroishi-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-1102 Japan
Coordinates	38°01′57.0″N 140°41′32.87″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	315.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side +1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 19, 1911
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Higashi-Shiroishi towards Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line Local Ōgawara towards Morioka
Location Kita-Shirakawa Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Kita-Shirakawa Station Kita-Shirakawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kita-Shirakawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 315.3 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and an island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. One side of the island platform is fenced off and not in use. The station is unstaffed and managed by Shiroishi-Zaō Station.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Iwanuma,Natori and Sendai
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	siding
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Shiroishi, Fukushima, Kōriyama

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  View along the outbound line
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  View along the inbound line
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  Waiting room

History

Kita-Shirakawa Station opened on December 19, 1911. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• Kita-Shirakawa Post Office
• Shiroishi River

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan