Kita-Shirakawa Station
{{short description|Railway station in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Kita-Shirakawa Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 北白川駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = JREast-Tohoku-main-line-Kita-shirakawa-station-entrance-20140814-081236.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Kita-Shirakawa Station, August 2014
| other_name =
| address = Shirakawa-tsuda, Shiroishi-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-1102
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|38|01|57.0|N|140|41|32.87|E|source:jawiki_region:JP_scale:10000|display=inline, title}}
| line = {{Colorbull|MediumSeaGreen}} Tōhoku Main Line
| distance = 315.3 km from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}
| platforms = 1 side +1 island platform
| tracks = 3
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| status = Unstaffed
| website = {{official website|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=570}}
| opened = December 19, 1911
| closed =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| map_type = Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East
|line2=Tohoku|left2=Higashi-Shiroishi|right2=Ōgawara|note-mid2=Local}}
}}
{{nihongo| 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).{{Cite web |last=East Japan Railway Company (JR East) |title=時刻表：JR東日本 |trans-title=Station Information (Kitashirakawa Station): JR East |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=570 |access-date=31 October 2024 |website=JR East |language=ja}}
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 {{STN|Tokyo|x}}.
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 unmanned and managed by Shiroishi-Zaō Station.
=Platforms=
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File:JR Tōhoku Line Kita-Shirakawa Station Outbound Line Platform.jpg|View along the outbound line
File:JR Tōhoku Line Kita-Shirakawa Station Inbound Line Platform.jpg|View along the inbound line
File:JR Tōhoku Line Kita-Shirakawa Station Waiting room.jpg|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
References
External links
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- {{Official website|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=570}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Tohoku Main Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture