Shirahama Station (白浜駅) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Shirahama, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Shirahama Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 275.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 95.2 kilometers from Shingū. Limited express trains named "Kuroshio" stop at this station and part of those return to Shin-Osaka and Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge with escalators. The side platform has a cut-out, forming a partial bay platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History

Shirahama Station opened on December 20, 1933 as Shirahamaguchi Station (白浜口駅). It was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1965. The current station building was completed on October 1, 1985. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 709 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding Area