en Shirogane Station

Location
	Shirogane Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Shirogane Station Shirogane Station (Japan)

Shirogane Station

白銀駅
Shirogane Station; 白銀駅
	Shirogane Station
General information
Location	Shirogane-cho Ozawakatahira, Hachinohe-shi, Aomori-ken 031-0822; Japan
Coordinates	40°31′19.38″N 141°32′31.02″E / 40.5220500°N 141.5419500°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hachinohe Line
Distance	10.3 km from Hachinohe
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1934
Services
Location
Location
	Shirogane Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Shirogane Station Shirogane Station (Japan)

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

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

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]

The platform

History

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

Hachinohe Kita high School
Hachinohe Fishing Port

References

^ ^a ^b "白銀駅" [Shirogane Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
^ ^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.