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
General information
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 (1921)
Passengers
FY20131,534 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shin-Maebashi
towards Takasaki
Jōetsu Line Yagihara
towards Nagaoka
Agatsuma Line Yagihara
towards 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

36.4154°N 139.0321°E / 36.4154; 139.0321

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