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Kita-Shirakawa Station (北白川駅, Kita-Shirakawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Shirakawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 315.3 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and an island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Iwanuma,Natori and Sendai
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	siding
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Shiroishi, Fukushima, Kōriyama

History

Kita-Shirakawa Station opened on December 19, 1911. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

Kita-Shirakawa Post Office
Shiroishi River

External links

Media related to Kita-Shirakawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)