Shimo-Soga Station
CB01 Shimo-Soga Station 下曽我駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shimo-Soga Station, March 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Sogabetsusho, Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture 250-0205 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°18′13″N 139°11′00″E / 35.303565°N 139.183417°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Central | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Gotemba Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) from Kōzu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | CB02 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 May 1922 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 1,313 daily | ||||||||||
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Shimo-Soga Station (下曽我駅, Shimo-Soga-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the northeastern part of the city of Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
Lines
[edit]Shimo-Soga Station is served by the Gotemba Line and is 3.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōzu Station.
Station layout
[edit]Shimo-Soga station consists of a single ground-level island platform. The station is staffed.
History
[edit]Shimo-Soga Station opened on May 15, 1922.[1] The station building was destroyed by the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake.[2] With the opening of the Tanna Tunnel in 1934, it became a station on the Gotemba line. On August 21, 1962, regular freight services were discontinued, but were resumed again on October 1, 1967. Since the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station has been for passengers only.[1]
Station numbering was introduced to the Gotemba Line in March 2018; Shimo-Soga Station was assigned station number CB01.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1313 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average |
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| 2005 | 1,367[6] |
| 2010 | 1,328[7] |
| 2015 | 1,307[8] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Odawara City Hall Shimosoga Branch
- Shimosoga Post Office
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 84. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ The Ministry of Railways (1927). 大正十二年鉄道震害調査書補遺 [Addendum to Report on 1923 Earthquake Damage to Railways] (in Japanese). p. 29.
- ^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Shimosoga Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Gotemba Line Users' Association information (in Japanese)
