Shirahama Station
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 . 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. Adjacent stations. !|West Japan  Railway Company (JR West) History. Shirahama Station opened on December 20, 1933 as . 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).