Shimo-Soga Station

Shimo-Soga Station (下曽我駅, Shimo-Soga-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the northeastern part of the city of Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

CB01 Shimo-Soga Station 下曽我駅
Shimo-Soga Station, March 2023
General information
Location	Sogabetsusho, Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture 250-0205 Japan
Coordinates	35°18′13″N 139°11′00″E
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Gotemba Line
Distance	3.8 km (2.4 mi) from Kōzu
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	CB02
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 May 1922; 102 years ago (1922-05-15)
Passengers
FY2019	1,313 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Central Following station Kami-Ōi CB02 towards Numazu Gotemba Line Kōzu CB00 Terminus
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Lines

Shimo-Soga Station is served by the Gotemba Line and is 3.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōzu Station.

Station layout

Shimo-Soga station consists of a single ground-level island platform. The station is staffed.

History

Shimo-Soga Station opened on May 15, 1922.^[1] The station building was destroyed by the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake.^[2] With the opening of the Tanna Tunnel in 1934, it became a station on the Gotemba line. On August 21, 1962, regular freight services were discontinued, but were resumed again on October 1, 1967. Since the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station has been for passengers only.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced to the Gotemba Line in March 2018; Shimo-Soga Station was assigned station number CB01.^[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1313 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[5]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	1,367[6]
2010	1,328[7]
2015	1,307[8]

Surrounding area

• Odawara City Hall Shimosoga Branch
• Shimosoga Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 84. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. The Ministry of Railways (1927). 大正十二年鉄道震害調査書補遺 [Addendum to Report on 1923 Earthquake Damage to Railways] (in Japanese). p. 29.
3. "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
4. "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
5. 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
6. 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
7. 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
8. 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Shimosoga Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Gotemba Line Users' Association information (in Japanese)