Shiraki Station

Shiraki Station (白木駅, Shiraki-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Shiraki Station 白木駅
Entrance (October 2008)
General information
Location	Shiraki-cho Hosoda 62-2, Toba-shi, Mie-ken 517-0043 Japan
Coordinates	34.4293°N 136.8314°E / 34.4293; 136.8314
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	Shima Line
Distance	49.4  km from Ise-Nakagawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	M84
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 23, 1929 (1929-07-23)
Passengers
FY2019	20 daily
Location Shiraki Station Location within Mie Prefecture Shiraki Station Shiraki Station (Japan)

Lines

Shiraki Station is served by the Shima Line, and is located 49.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ise-Nakagawa Station.

Station layout

The station was consists of two side platforms serving a refuge track each connected by a footbridge. Two passing tracks (Tracks 2 and 3) are located between the refuge tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Shima Line	for Shima-Isobe and Kashikojima
4	■ Shima Line	for Toba

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shima Line
Matsuo		Local		Gochi

History

Single track era (May 4, 1987)

Shiraki Station opened on July 23, 1929 as a station on the Shima Electric Railway. The line was one of six private companies consolidated into Mie Kotsu by order of the Japanese government on February 11, 1944. When Mie Kotsu dissolved on February 1, 1964, the station became part of the Mie Electric Railway, which was then acquired by Kintetsu on April 1, 1965. The station has been unattended since February 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 167

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Shiraki Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kintetsu: Shiraki Station(in Japanese)