{{short description|Railway station in Chiba, Japan}} {{Infobox station | name = Soga Station | style = JR East | native_name = 蘇我駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | image = Soga Station West.jpg | alt = | caption = West exit, December 2011 | other_name = | address = 2 Imai, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 260-0834 | country = Japan | coordinates = {{Coord|35|34|53.33|N|140|07|52.10|E|display=inline, title}} | operator = {{Plainlist| * [[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]] * [[File:JR logo (freight).svg|20px]] [[JR Freight]] * Keiyō Rinkai Railway Company }} | line = {{Plainlist| * {{Colorbull|DeepSkyBlue}} [[Uchibō Line]] * {{Colorbull|OrangeRed}} [[Sotobō Line]] * {{ric|JR East|JE}} [[Keiyō Line]] }} | distance = 43.0 km from {{STN|Tokyo|x}} | platforms = 3 [[island platform]]s | connections = {{Plainlist| * Bus stop }} | structure = | code = | status = Staffed (''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'') | website = {{official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=920}} | opened = {{start date and age|1896|01|20|df=y}} | closed = | former = | passengers = 34,189 | pass_year = FY2019 | map_type = Japan Tokyo keiyo#Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan | map_dot_label = Soga Station | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East |line2=Keiyo|left2=Chibaminato|note-left2={{JRSN|JE|17|size=30}}|note-mid2={{SLL|Rapid|green|white}}{{SLL|Local|dodgerblue|white}}|through-right2=Sotobō Line and Uchibō Line |line3=Sazanami|left3=Tokyo|note-left3={{JRSN|JE|01|tlc=TYO|size=20}}|right3=Goi |line4=Uchibo|through-left4=Keiyō Line|note-mid4={{SLL|Keiyō Rapid|green|white}}|right4=Hamano|to-right4=Kazusa-Minato |line5=Uchibo|left5=Hon-Chiba|note-mid5={{SLL|Sobū Rapid|navy|white}}|right5=Hamano|to-right5=Kimitsu|to-left5=Chiba |line6=Uchibo|through-left6=Keiyō Line|note-mid6=Local|right6=Hamano |line7=Uchibo|left7=Hon-Chiba|note-mid7=Local|right7=Hamano|to-left7=Chiba |line8=Wakashio|left8=Kaihimmakuhari|note-left8={{JRSN|JE|14|size=25}}<br/>(limited service)|right8=Toke|note-right8=(limited service) |line9=Sotobo|through-left9=Keiyō Line|note-mid9={{SLL|Keiyō Rapid|green|white}}|right9=Kamatori|to-right9=Katsuura |line10=Sotobo|left10=Hon-Chiba|note-mid10={{SLL|Sobū Rapid|navy|white}}|right10=Kamatori|to-right10=Kazusa-Ichinomiya|to-left10=Chiba |line11=Sotobo|through-left11=Keiyō Line|note-mid11=Local|right11=Kamatori |line12=Sotobo|left12=Hon-Chiba|note-mid12=Local|right12=Kamatori|to-left12=Chiba }} | services_collapsible = yes }}
{{Nihongo|'''Soga Station'''|蘇我駅|Soga-eki}} is a junction [[railway station]] located in [[Chūō-ku, Chiba|Chūō-ku]], [[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]], [[Chiba Prefecture]], [[Japan]], operated by the [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the [[Japan Freight Railway Company]] (JR Freight) and the all-freight [[Rinkai Main Line|Keiyō Rinkai Railway Company]].
==Lines== Soga Station is the northern [[terminal station]] for the [[Uchibō Line]] and is {{Convert|3.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the northern terminus of the [[Sotobō Line]] at [[Chiba Station]]. It is {{Convert|43.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} 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 platform]]s and a total of six tracks. Freight tracks 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=== [[File:Rail_Tracks_map_around_Soga_Station.svg|thumb|Track layout]] {{ja-rail-linem|pfn=1, 2|span=3|first=2|linename=Uchibō Line|linecol=#00B2E5|dir=for {{STN|Chiba|x}}, {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}} {{ja-rail-linem|linename=Sotobō Line|linecol= OrangeRed |dir=for Chiba, Tokyo}} {{ja-rail-linem|linename=Keiyō Line|linecol= Crimson |dir=for {{STN|Kaihin-Makuhari|x||Kaihimmakuhari}}, {{STN|Minami-Funabashi|x}}, {{STN|Maihama|x}}, {{STN|Shin-Kiba|x}}, and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=3, 4|first=|linename= Keiyō Line|linecol= Crimson|dir=for {{STN|Kaihin-Makuhari|x||Kaihimmakuhari}}, {{STN|Minami-Funabashi|x}}, {{STN|Maihama|x}}, {{STN|Shin-Kiba|x}}, and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}} {{ja-rail-linem|pfn=5, 6|span=2|linename=Uchibō Line|linecol=#00B2E5|dir=for {{STN|Goi|x}}, {{STN|Kisarazu|x}}}} {{ja-rail-linem|first=3|linename=Sotobō Line|linecol= OrangeRed |dir=for {{STN|Ōami|x}}, {{STN|Togane|x}}, {{STN|Narutō|x}}, {{STN|Mobara|x}}}}
*Trains at tracks 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 [[Kaihin-Makuhari Station|Kaihimmakuhari]] and [[Shin-Kiba Station|Shin-Kiba]]) leave from the same platform (platform 2).
==History== Soga Station opened on 20 January 1896.<ref name="teishajo1998">{{cite book |title = 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編|trans-title=Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan | volume = II| page = 613| isbn = 4-533-02980-9}}</ref> The station became part of JR East on the division and privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.<ref name="teishajo1998"/> The Keiyō Line opened on 1 December 1988.
==Passenger statistics== In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 34,189 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref name="jreast2019stats">{{cite web|url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_01.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2020}}</ref> ==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== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} * [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=920 JR East Station information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Keiyo Line}} {{Sotobo Line}} {{Uchibo Line}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1896]] [[Category:Uchibō Line]] [[Category:Sotobō Line]] [[Category:Keiyō Line]] [[Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company]] [[Category:Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company]] [[Category:Railway stations in Chiba (city)]]