Shiraichi Station | |
Native Name: | 白市駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR West |
Address: | 3357-2 Kodani, Takaya-cho,Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-2121 |
Country: | Japan |
Owned: | West Japan Railway Company |
Operator: | West Japan Railway Company |
Line: | Sanyō Main Line |
Distance: | 263.9km (164miles) from |
Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Code: | JR-G12 |
Accessible: | Yes |
Status: | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
Passengers: | 1637 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Hiroshima Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Shiraichi Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Shiraichi Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 263.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Shiraichi Station was opened on 25 January 1895. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1637 passengers daily.[2]