Shirogane Station

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Shirogane Station

白銀駅
East Japan Railway Company
Shirogane Station
General information
LocationShirogane-cho Ozawakatahira, Hachinohe-shi, Aomori-ken 031-0822
Japan
Coordinates40°31′19.38″N 141°32′31.02″E / 40.5220500°N 141.5419500°E / 40.5220500; 141.5419500
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Hachinohe Line
Distance10.3 km from Hachinohe
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 June 1934 (1934-06-01)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Mutsuminato
towards Hachinohe
Hachinohe Line Same
towards Kuji
Location
Shirogane Station is located in Aomori Prefecture
Shirogane Station
Shirogane Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Shirogane Station is located in Japan
Shirogane Station
Shirogane Station
Shirogane Station (Japan)
Map

Shirogane Station (白銀駅, Shirogane-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1][2]

Lines

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Shirogane Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 10.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Hachinohe Station.[2]

Station layout

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The station has a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. There is a small rain shelter built on top of the platform, but there is no station building. The station is unattended.[2][1]

History

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Shirogane Station was opened on June 1, 1934 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR, the post-war successor to the JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. [2]

Surrounding area

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  • Hachinohe Kita high School
  • Hachinohe Fishing Port

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "白銀駅" [Shirogane Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Kawashima, Ryōzō (2015). 図説: 日本の鉄道 東北ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻 岩手 青森 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 4062951754.
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