Sōja Station

Sōja Station (総社駅, Sōja-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third sector transportation company, Ibara Railway Company^[1]

Sōja Station 総社駅
Sōja Station building in 2005
General information
Location	1-1-1 Ekimae, Sōja-shi, Okayama-ken 719-1136 Japan
Coordinates	34°40′24.69″N 133°44′17.16″E
Operated by	JR West Ibara Railway Company
Line(s)	V Hakubi Line U Kibi Line ■ Ibara Line
Distance	26.6 km (16.5 miles) from Kurashiki
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JR-V07, JR-U10
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 February 1925 (1925-02-15)
Previous names	Higashi-Sōja (to 1956)
Passengers
2019	3506 daily
Location Sōja Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Show map of Okayama Prefecture Sōja Station Sōja Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Sōja Station looking toward Bitchū-Takahashi Station (2006-07-22).

Sōja Station looking toward Kurashiki Station (2006-07-22).

Lines

Sōja Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located 10.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kurashiki and 26.6 kilometers from Okayama. It is also the northern terminus of the 20.4 kilometer Kibi Line from Okayama and the 41.7 kilometer Ibara Railway Ibara Line from Kannabe.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform with a notch to enable it to serve two tracks, and two island platforms, connected by an elevated station building. The JR portion of the station is staffed.

Platforms

0	■ U Kibi Line	for Bitchū-Takamatsu and Okayama
1, 2	■ V Hakubi Line	for Kurashiki and Okayama
3	■ V Hakubi Line	for Bitchū-Takahashi and Niimi

5, 6

■ Ibara Line

for Ibara and Kannabe

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hakubi Line
Kiyone		Local		Gōkei
Kibi Line
Higashi-Sōja		Local		Terminus
Ibara Line
Terminus		-	Kiyone

History

Sōja Station was opened on February 17, 1925 as Higashi-Sōja Station (東総社駅). It was renamed on November 1, 1959. 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.^[2] The Ibara Railway connected to the station on January 11, 1999.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 3506 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

• Sōja City Hall
• Sōja Municipal Sōja Nishi Junior High School
• Sōja Municipal Sōja Chuo Elementary School

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan
• Gunma-Sōja Station (on the Joetsu Line in Gunma Prefecture)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
2. Ishino, Akira (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編. JTB. p. 260. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
3. "井原鉄道の旅立ち". 鉄道ジャーナル. 33 (4): 70–74. April 1999.
4. Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Sōja Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Sōja Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
• Ibara Railway home page (in Japanese)