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Soga Station

Soga Station
蘇我駅
Soga Station West.jpg
West exit, December 2011
Location 2 Imai, Chūō, Chiba, Chiba
(千葉県千葉市中央区今井二丁目)
Japan
Operated by
  • JR East
  • Keiyō Rinkai Railway Company
Line(s) Uchibō Line, Sotobō Line, Keiyō Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1896
Traffic
Passengers (FY2009) 38,945 daily

Coordinates: 35°34′53.33″N 140°07′52.10″E / 35.5814806°N 140.1311389°E / 35.5814806; 140.1311389

Soga station (蘇我駅 Soga-eki?) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Keiyō Rinkai Railway Company.

Soga station is served by the following three JR East lines.

It is the northern terminal station for the Uchibō Line and is 3.8 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station. It is 43.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Keiyō Line at Tokyo Station.

The station is also the starting point of the Keiyō Rinkai Railway Rinkai Main Line. There is a direct connection between the trains of the Rinkai Main Line and JR trains.

Soga is an elevated station with an elevated station building, three island platforms and a total of six passenger lines. Freight lines are located to the side of the first platform, and the Keiyō Rinkai Railway office is located to the side of these. The station is staffed with personnel from both companies. It includes a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and automatic ticket gates.


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