Sōma Station

Sōma Station (相馬駅, Sōma-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sōma, Fukushima, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Sōma Station

相馬駅
Sōma Station in May 2014
LocationNakamura, Sōma-shi, Fukushima-ken 976-0042
Japan
Coordinates37.8026°N 140.9254°E / 37.8026; 140.9254
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Jōban Line
Distance307.0 km from Nippori
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=919
History
Opened10 November 1897
Previous namesNakamura (until 1961)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)1144
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Haranomachi
toward Shinagawa
 Hitachi Watari
toward Sendai
Nittaki
toward Shinagawa
 Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
 Komagamine
toward Sendai
Location
Sōma Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Sōma Station
Sōma Station (Japan)

Lines

Sōma Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 307.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, at present platform 2 is not in use. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Jōban Line for Iwanuma and Sendai
2 ■ Jōban Line for Haranomachi, Namie, Tomioka, Iwaki, Hitachi, Mito, Ishioka and Tsuchiura

History

The station first opened as Nakamura Station (中村駅) on 10 November 1897. It was renamed Sōma Station on 20 March 1961.[1] The station was closed after the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, with services resuming on 21 December only as far as Haranomachi Station. Services were resumed to Hamayoshida Station on 10 December 2016 and full services on 14 March 2020.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1144 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 105/532. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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