Gumma-Sōja Station

Gumma-Sōja Station (群馬総社駅, Gumma-Sōja-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Maebashi, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Gumma-Sōja Station

群馬総社駅
Gumma-Sōja Station, March 2006
LocationSōja-machi Ueno 588, Maebashi, Gunma
(群馬県前橋市総社町植野588)
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Jōetsu Line
History
Opened1921
Passengers
FY20131,534 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Shin-Maebashi
toward Takasaki
Jōetsu Line Yagihara
toward Nagaoka
Agatsuma Line Yagihara
toward Ōmae

Lines

Gumma-Sōja Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 12.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, only one side of the island platform is in use. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1  Jōetsu Line for Takasaki, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
 Agatsuma Line for Takasaki, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
2  Jōetsu Line for Shibukawa, Minakami
 Agatsuma Line for Shibukawa, Nakanojō

History

Gumma-Sōja Station opened on 1 July 1921. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

  • Shikishima kofun
  • Site of Kozuke kokubun-ji
  • Sōja Post Office

See also

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