Soga Station

Soga Station (蘇我駅, Soga-eki) is a junction railway station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) and the all-freight Keiyō Rinkai Railway Company.

Soga Station

蘇我駅
West exit, December 2011
Location2 Imai, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 260-0834
Japan
Coordinates35°34′53.33″N 140°07′52.10″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance43.0 km from Tokyo
Platforms3 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJanuary 20, 1896.
Passengers
FY201934,189
Location
Soga Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Soga Station
Soga Station (Japan)

Lines

Soga Station is the northern terminal station for the Uchibō Line and is 3.8 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station. It is 43.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Keiyō Line at Tokyo Station. The station is also the starting point of the Keiyō Rinkai Railway's Rinkai Main Line.

Station layout

Soga is an elevated station with an elevated station building, three island platforms and a total of six passenger lines. Freight lines are located to the side of the first platform, and the Keiyō Rinkai Railway office is located to the side of these. The station is staffed with personnel from both companies. It includes a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and automatic ticket gates.

Platforms
Track layout
1, 2 ■ Uchibō Line for Chiba, Tokyo
■ Sotobō Line for Chiba, Tokyo
■ Keiyō Line for Chiba, Tokyo
3, 4 ■ Keiyō Line for Kaihimmakuhari, Minami-Funabashi, Maihama, Shin-Kiba, and Tokyo
5, 6 ■ Uchibō Line for Goi, Kisarazu
■ Sotobō Line for Ōami, Togane, Naruto, Mobara
  • Lines 3 and 4 terminate at this station.
  • During the morning rush hour and certain other times, two different trains bound for Tokyo, namely the train connecting to the Sōbu Line Rapid via the Sotobō Line, and the Keiyō Line trains (via Kaihimmakuhari and Shin-Kiba) leave from the same platform (platform 2).

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Keiyō Line
Shin-Kiba   Commuter Rapid   Hamano (Uchibō Line)
Kamatori (Sotobō Line)
Chibaminato   Keiyō Line Rapid   Hamano (Uchibō Line)
Kamatori (Sotobō Line)
Chibaminato   Local   Hamano (Uchibō Line)
Kamatori (Sotobō Line)
Sotobō Line
Hon-Chiba   Sōbu Line Rapid   Kamatori
Shin-Kiba (Keiyō Line)   Commuter Rapid   Kamatori
Chibaminato (Keiyō Line)   Keiyō Line Rapid   Kamatori
Hon-Chiba
Chibaminato (Keiyō Line)		   Local   Kamatori
Uchibō Line
Hon-Chiba   Sōbu Line Rapid   Hamano
Shin-Kiba (Keiyō Line)   Commuter Rapid   Hamano
Chibaminato (Keiyō Line)   Keiyō Line Rapid   Hamano
Hon-Chiba
Chibaminato (Keiyō Line)		   Local   Hamano

History

Soga Station opened on January 20, 1896.[1] The station became part of JR East on the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.[1] The Keiyō Line opened on December 1, 1988.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 34,189 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surroundings
  • Chibadera Station
  • Soga Sports Park
  • Fukuda Denshi Arena (Soga Stadium) --JEF United Ichihara / Chiba Home Stadium.
  • JFE Gymnasium
  • Shukutoku University (Chiba Campus, Chiba 2nd Campus)
  • Ueno Law Business College

Bus routes
  • Chiba Chuo Bus
  • Kominato Tetsudō Bus
  • Askabus
  • Keikyu Bus (Haneda Airport Limousine Bus (same direction as the Kominato Tetsudo Bus))

See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 613. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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