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 | |
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 Gumma-Sōja Station, March 2006 | |
| Location | Sōja-machi Ueno 588, Maebashi, Gunma （群馬県前橋市総社町植野588） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Jōetsu Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1921 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) | 1,534 daily |
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
External links
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- Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
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