Sodegaura Station

Location
	Sodegaura Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Sodegaura Station Sodegaura Station (Japan)

Sodegaura Station

袖ケ浦駅
Sodegaura Station; 袖ケ浦駅
	The north side of Sodegaura Station, October 2014
General information
Location	Narawa, Sodegaura-shi, Chiba-ken 299-0263; Japan
Coordinates	35°25′55″N 139°57′28″E / 35.4320°N 139.9577°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uchibō Line
Distance	24.4 km from Soga
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 21, 1913
Previous names	Naraha (until 1974)
Passengers
FY2019	5615
Services
Location
Location
	Sodegaura Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Sodegaura Station Sodegaura Station (Japan)

Sodegaura Station (袖ケ浦駅, Sodegaura-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Sodegaura Station is served by the Uchibo Line, and lies 24.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Soga Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the wooden station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Uchibo Line	for Kimitsu, Kisarazu, Tateyama, and Awa-Kamogawa
2	■ Uchibo Line	for Goi and Chiba

History

The station entrance in June 2008 before rebuilding

The station opened on August 21, 1913 as Naraha Station (楢葉駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisarazu Line. On May 24, 1919, the line became the Hōjō Line, on April 15, 1929, it became the Bōsō Line, and on April 1, 1933, it became the Bōsōnishi Line. It became part of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Uchibō Line from July 15, 1972. The station assumed its present name from March 31, 1974.^{[citation needed]} Sodegaura Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5615 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 16
Sodegaura City Hall

References

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Sodegaura Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[jreast2019stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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