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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
General information
Location	2 Imai, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 260-0834 Japan
Coordinates	35°34′53.33″N 140°07′52.10″E
Operated by	JR East JR Freight Keiyō Rinkai Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Uchibō Line ■ Sotobō Line JE Keiyō Line
Distance	43.0 km from Tokyo
Platforms	3 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	January 20, 1896.
Passengers
FY2019	34,189
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shin-Kiba JE05 towards Tokyo Keiyō Line   Commuter Rapid through to Sotobō Line and Uchibō Line Chibaminato JE16 towards Tokyo Keiyō Line   Rapid   Local Tokyo TYOJE01 Terminus Sazanami Goi towards Kimitsu through to Keiyō Line Uchibō Line   Commuter Rapid   Keiyō Rapid Hamano towards Kazusa-Minato Hon-Chiba towards Chiba Uchibō Line   Sobū Rapid Hamano towards Kimitsu through to Keiyō Line Uchibō Line Local Hamano towards Awa-Kamogawa Hon-Chiba towards Chiba Kaihimmakuhari JE13 (limited service) towards Tokyo Wakashio Toke (limited service) towards Awa-Kamogawa through to Keiyō Line Sotobō Line   Commuter Rapid   Keiyō Rapid Kamatori towards Katsuura Hon-Chiba towards Chiba Sotobō Line   Sobū Rapid Kamatori towards Kazusa-Ichinomiya through to Keiyō Line Sotobō Line Local Kamatori towards Awa-Kamogawa Hon-Chiba towards Chiba
Location
Soga Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Soga Station Soga Station (Japan) Show map of 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

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).

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Soga Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)

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