Soga Station
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Soga Station
蘇我駅
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| Location | |
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| Prefecture | Chiba (See other stations in Chiba) |
| City | Chiba |
| Ward | Chūō |
| Neighborhood etc. | 2 Imai |
| (in Japanese) | 千葉県千葉市中央区今井二丁目 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1896 |
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| Line(s) |
Sotobō Line Keiyō Line |
Soga station (蘇我駅 Soga-eki?) is a train station located in Imai 2-chōme, Chūō-ku, Chiba and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Keiyō Rinkai Railway Company.
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[edit] Lines
- JR East
- Keiyō Rinkai Railway Company
This station is the starting point of both the Uchibō Line and the Keiyō Rinkai Railway Rinkai Main Line. Typically, however, the Uchibō continues along the Sotobō line tracks to Chiba Station. There is a direct connection between the trains of the Rinkai Main Line and the JR trains. The Keiyō Rinkai Railway is in charge of all freight operations at this station.
[edit] Station layout
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 ticket office and automatic ticket gates.
[edit] Platforms
| 1・2 | ■Uchibō Line, ■Sotobō Line(sometimes ■Keiyō Line) | Chiba・Funabashi・Kinshichō・Tokyo |
| ■Keiyō Line | Kaihin-Makuhari・Maihama・Shin-Kiba | |
| 5 | ■Uchibō Line (sometimes ■Sotobō Line) | Kisarazu・Kimitsu・Tateyama |
| 6 | ■Sotobō Line (sometimes ■Uchibō Line) | Ōami・Kazusa-Ichinomiya・Katsuura |
- Lines 3 and 4 are terminal lines which do not continue beyond the station.
- During morning rush hour and certain other times, two different trains bound for Tokyo, namely the train connecting to the Sōbu Line Rapid (via Chiba, Funabashi), and the train connecting to the Keiyō Line (via Kaihin-Makuhari, Shin-Kiba) leave from the same platform.
[edit] Bus routes
Chiba Chūō Bus
Kominato Tetsudō Bus
Askabus
Keikyū Bus (Haneda Airport Limousine Bus (same direction as the Kominato Tetsudō Bus))
[edit] History
- Jan 20, 1896 - opened as a station on the Bōsō Railway (present day Sotobō Line)
- Mar 28, 1912 - Kisarazu line is opened and Soga station becomes a transfer point to this line.
- Sep 16, 1963 - Keiyō Rinkai Railway Co. Rinkai Main Line opens.
- Apr 1, 1987 - acquired by East Japan Railway Company following the division and privatization of JNR.
- Dec 1, 1988 - Keiyō Line opens.
- Aug 29, 2004 - Station building expansion completed. Elevators, escalators, and Dila Soga open.
- Nov 30, 2005 - West exit plaza renovation completed.
[edit] Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Chiba-Minato | Keiyō Line | Terminus | ||
| Hon-Chiba | Sotobō Line | Kamatori | ||
| Hon-Chiba | Uchibō Line | Hamano | ||
| Terminus | Rinkai Main Line | Chiba-Kamotsu |
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