Sōja Station

nihongo|Sōja Station|総社駅|Sōja Eki is a station jointly operated by JR West and Ibara Railway on the Hakubi, Kibi, and Ibara Lines. The station is in Kiyone, Kami-Nakajima, Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Sōja Station is the terminus of the Kibi Line, and the beginning of the Ibara Line.

History

*1925-02-17: Higashi-Sōja Stations open
*1959-11-01: Higashi-Sōja Station is renamed to Sōja Station
*1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Sōja Station becomes a JR West station
*1999-01-11: Ibara Railway's Ibara Line opens with service connecting Sōja and Kannabe Stations
*Spring 2007: Automatic ticket gates will be installed
*Summer 2007: The ICOCA card is scheduled to be accepted

tation building and platforms

Sōja Station has two platforms capable of handling six lines simultaneously. Each platform has an upper (上り, "nobori") and lower end (下り, "kudari"). Hakubi Line trains occasionally use platform three.

Environs

The Sōja city offices, the Tenmaya Happy Town Ribu Sōja Store, and the Calpis Okayama Plant are near Sōja Station.

Highway access

* Japan National Route 180
* Japan National Route 486
* Okayama Prefectural Route 421 (Sōja Teishajō Route)
* Okayama Prefectural Route 469 (Kurashiki-Sōja Route)

Connecting lines

;JR West Hakubi Line:Kiyone Station — Sōja Station — Gōkei Station;Ibara Railways Ibara Line:(line begins) Sōja Station — Kiyone Station;Kibi Line:Higashi-Sōja Station — Sōja Station (end of line)

ee also

*List of Railway Stations in Japan
*Gunma-Sōja Station (on the Joetsu Line in Gunma Prefecture)

External links

*ja icon [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0650403 JR West]