Sodegaura Station

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).

Sodegaura Station

袖ケ浦駅
The north side of Sodegaura Station, October 2014
LocationNarawa, Sodegaura-shi, Chiba-ken 299-0263
Japan
Coordinates35.4320°N 139.9577°E / 35.4320; 139.9577
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Uchibō Line
Distance24.4km from Soga
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 21, 1913
Previous namesNaraha (until 1974)
Passengers
FY20195615
Location
Sodegaura Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Sodegaura Station
Sodegaura Station (Japan)

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

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Uchibō Line
Nagaura   Commuter Rapid   Iwane
Nagaura   Rapid
(Sobu Line)		   Kisarazu
Nagaura   Rapid
(Keiyō Line)		   Iwane
Nagaura   Local   Iwane

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. 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

See also

References
  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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