is a passenger railway station located in the Nishi-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. The station name means, literally, "in front of Sojo University".
Lines The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 191.7 km from the starting point of the line at .
Layout The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. There is no station building, only shelters on both platforms for waiting passengers and a small brickwork booth housing a ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by a footbridge.
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility. See images of tickets sold.
Platforms
History JR Kyushu opened the station on 13 March 1988 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. At that time, the station was named , literally "in front of Kumamoto Industrial University", after the institute of higher education nearby. The university changed its name to in 2000. Four years later, the station followed suit, becoming Sōjōdaigakumae on 13 March 2004. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1021 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 133rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.
Surrounding area Sojo University
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Sōjōdaigakumae (JR Kyushu)