Higashi-Sōja Station 東総社駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | 2-21 Sōja, Sōja-shi, Okayama-ken 719-1126 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°40′39.48″N 133°45′5.17″E / 34.6776333°N 133.7514361°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Line(s) | U Kibi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 18.8 km (11.7 mi) from Okayama | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Station code | JR-U09 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 15 November 1904 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Sōja (to 1959) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 932 daily | ||||||||||
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Higashi-Sōja Station (東総社駅, Higashi-Sōja-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [1]
Higashi-Sōja Station is served by the Kibi Line, and is located 18.8 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
1 | ■ U Kibi Line | for Bitchū-Takamatsu and Okayama |
2 | ■ U Kibi Line | for Sōja |
Higashi-Sōja Station opened on November 15, 1904 with the opening of the Kibi Line as Sōja Station (総社駅). It was renamed on October 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. [2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 932 passengers daily.. [3]
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