Shirakawaguchi Station

Shirakawaguchi Station (白川口駅, Shirakawaguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the town of Shirakawa, Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Shirakawaguchi Station 白川口駅
Shirakawaguchi Station in September 2007
General information
Location	Sakanohigashi, Shirakawa-cho, Kamo-gun, Gifu-ken 509-1106 Japan
Coordinates	35.5795°N 137.1851°E / 35.5795; 137.1851
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	■ Takayama Main Line
Distance	53.1 km from Gifu
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	December 28, 1918 (1918-12-28)
Passengers
FY2016	186 daily
Location Shirakawaguchi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Shirakawaguchi Station is served by the JR Central Takayama Main Line, and is located 53.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Gifu.

Station layout

Shirakawaguchi Station has one ground-level island platform and one ground-level side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Takayama Main Line	for Mino-Ōta and Gifu
2	■ Takayama Main Line	for Gero and Takayama
3	■ Takayama Main Line	(starting trains only)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Takayama Main Line
Kamiasō		Local		Shimoyui
Mino-Ōta		Limited Express Hida		Hida-Kanayama

History

Shirakawaguchi Station opened on March 16, 1926. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 186 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Shirakawa Town Hall

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan