is a passenger

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in the city of

Shiroi is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 63,190 in 26,204 households and a population density of 1800 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The name of the city comes from the word for ...

Chiba Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama ...

, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Hokusō Railway.

Lines

Shiroi Station is served by the

Hokusō Line The is a commuter rail line operated by the third-sector Hokusō Railway (controlled by the Keisei Electric Railway) in Japan. It runs between Keisei-Takasago Station in Katsushika, Tokyo and Imba Nihon-idai Station in Inzai, Chiba. It is p ...

and is located 17.8 kilometers from the

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of the line at .

Station layout

This station consists of a single ground-level

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serving two tracks, with the station building built above.

Platforms

History

Shiroi Station was opened on 9 March 1979. On 17 July 2010, a station numbering system was introduced to the Hokusō Line, with the station designated HS10.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year of 2018, the station was used by an average of 9,048 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Shiroi City Hall *Shiroi Cultural Center *Shiroi Post Office

References

External links

Hokusō Line station information
{{Hokusō Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1979 Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Hokusō Line Shiroi