# Soga Station

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Railway station in Chiba, Japan

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 / 35.5814806°N 140.1311389°E / 35.5814806; 140.1311389 Operated by JR East JR Freight Keiyō Rinkai Railway Company Lines ■ Uchibō Line ■ Sotobō Line 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 20 January 1896; 130 years ago (1896-01-20) Passengers FY2019 34,189 Services Preceding station JR East Following station Chibaminato JE17 towards Tokyo Keiyō Line Rapid Local through to Sotobō Line and Uchibō Line Tokyo TYOJE01 Terminus Sazanami Goi towards Kimitsu through to Keiyō Line Uchibō Line 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 JE14 (limited service) towards Tokyo Wakashio Toke (limited service) towards Awa-Kamogawa through to Keiyō Line Sotobō Line 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 Tokyo Keiyo area Show map of Tokyo Keiyo area Soga Station Soga Station (Chiba Prefecture) Show map of Chiba Prefecture Soga Station Soga Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

**Soga Station** (蘇我駅, *Soga-eki*) is a junction [railway station](/source/Railway_station) located in [Chūō-ku](/source/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D-ku%2C_Chiba), [Chiba](/source/Chiba%2C_Chiba), [Chiba Prefecture](/source/Chiba_Prefecture), [Japan](/source/Japan), operated by the [East Japan Railway Company](/source/East_Japan_Railway_Company) (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the [Japan Freight Railway Company](/source/Japan_Freight_Railway_Company) (JR Freight) and the all-freight [Keiyō Rinkai Railway Company](/source/Rinkai_Main_Line).

## Lines

Soga Station is the northern [terminal station](/source/Terminal_station) for the [Uchibō Line](/source/Uchib%C5%8D_Line) and is 3.8 km (2.4 mi) from the northern terminus of the [Sotobō Line](/source/Sotob%C5%8D_Line) at [Chiba Station](/source/Chiba_Station). It is 43.0 km (26.7 mi) from the terminus of the [Keiyō Line](/source/Keiy%C5%8D_Line) at [Tokyo Station](/source/Tokyo_Station). The station is also the starting point of the Keiyō Rinkai Railway's [Rinkai Main Line](/source/Rinkai_Main_Line).

## Station layout

Soga is an elevated station with an elevated station building, three [island platforms](/source/Island_platform) 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](/source/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 Kaihimmakuhari, Minami-Funabashi, Maihama, Shin-Kiba, and 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, Narutō, Mobara

- 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](/source/S%C5%8Dbu_Line_Rapid) via the Sotobō Line, and the Keiyō Line trains (via [Kaihimmakuhari](/source/Kaihin-Makuhari_Station) and [Shin-Kiba](/source/Shin-Kiba_Station)) leave from the same platform (platform 2).

## History

Soga Station opened on 20 January 1896.[1] The station became part of JR East on the division and privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1] 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).[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](/source/Haneda_Airport) Limousine Bus (same direction as the Kominato Tetsudo Bus))

## See also

- [List of railway stations in Japan](/source/List_of_railway_stations_in_Japan)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-teishajo1998_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-teishajo1998_1-1) Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). *停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編* [*Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR*]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 613. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [4-533-02980-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/4-533-02980-9).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-jreast2019stats_2-0)** [各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)](https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_01.html) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

## External links

Media related to [Soga Station](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Soga_Station) at Wikimedia Commons

- [JR East Station information](http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=920) (in Japanese)

v t e Keiyō Line Tokyo Hatchōbori Etchūjima Shiomi Shin-Kiba Kasai-Rinkai Park Maihama Shin-Urayasu Ichikawashiohama (>> Musashino Line towards Minami-Urawa, Fuchūhommachi via Nishi-Funabashi) Futamatashimmachi (Musashino Line towards Minami-Urawa, Fuchūhommachi via Nishi-Funabashi << ) Minami-Funabashi Shin-Narashino Makuharitoyosuna Kaihimmakuhari Kemigawahama Inagekaigan Chibaminato Soga

v t e Stations of the Sotobō Line Chiba Hon-Chiba Soga Kamatori Honda Toke Ōami Nagata Honnō Shin-Mobara Mobara Yatsumi Kazusa-Ichinomiya Torami Taitō Chōjamachi Mikado Ōhara Namihana Onjuku Katsuura Ubara Kazusa-Okitsu Namegawa Island Awa-Kominato Awa-Amatsu Awa-Kamogawa

v t e Stations of the Uchibō Line Chiba Hon-Chiba Soga Hamano Yawatajuku Goi Anegasaki Nagaura Sodegaura Iwane Kisarazu Kimitsu Aohori Ōnuki Sanukimachi Kazusa-Minato Takeoka Hamakanaya Hota Awa-Katsuyama Iwai Tomiura Nakofunakata Tateyama Kokonoe Chikura Chitose Minamihara Wadaura Emi Futomi Awa-Kamogawa

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