Shiratsuka Station

白塚駅
Shiratsuka Station in January 2017
General information
Location820-2 Shiratsuka, Tsu-shi, Mie-ken 514-0101
Japan
Coordinates34°46′13.3″N 136°31′56.9″E / 34.770361°N 136.532472°E / 34.770361; 136.532472
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) Nagoya Line
Distance61.7  km from Kintetsu Nagoya
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
Station codeE36
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMay 8, 1944
Passengers
FY2019839 daily
Location
Shiratsuka Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Shiratsuka Station
Shiratsuka Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Shiratsuka Station is located in Japan
Shiratsuka Station
Shiratsuka Station
Shiratsuka Station (Japan)

Shiratsuka Station (白塚駅, Shiratsuka-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Lines

Shiratsuka Station is served by the Nagoya Line, and is located 61.7 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station.[1]

Station layout

The platforms in July 2014

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connecting with a level crossing to and from the station building in the south-east of Ise-Nakagawa-bound platform. Shiratsuka Depot is located in the area of the station.

Platforms

1, 2  Nagoya Line for Tsu, Toba and Kashikojima
3, 4  Nagoya Line for Yokkaichi, Kuwana and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kintetsu Nagoya Line
Toyotsu-Ueno   Local   Takadahonzan
Express: Does not stop at this station

History

Shiratsuka Station opened on May 8, 1944, as a station on Kansai Express Railway's Nagoya Line.[2] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944, to form Kintetsu.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 839 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Shiratsuka Civic Center
  • Asahi Denki Kogyo

See also

References

  1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. 1 2 Kintetsu Company History
  3. 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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