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
Lines Sōja Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located from the terminus of the line at and from . It is also the northern terminus of the Kibi Line from Okayama and the Ibara Railway Ibara Line from .
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
Adjacent stations
|-Ibara Railway
History Sōja Station was opened on February 17, 1925 as . 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. The Ibara Railway connected to the station on January 11, 1999.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 3506 passengers daily.Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
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)
References
External links
Sōja Station from JR-Odekake.net Ibara Railway home page