For other uses see Soma Station (disambiguation).
Soma Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 相馬駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Nakamura, Soma-shi, Fukushima-ken 976-0042 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 37.8026°N 140.9254°W |
Line: | Jōban Line |
Distance: | 307.0 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Status: | Staffed |
Former: | Nakamura (until 1961) |
Passengers: | 841 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2020 |
Map Type: | Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan |
is a railway station in the city of Soma, Fukushima, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Soma Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 307.0 km from the official starting point of the line at in Tokyo.
The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, at present platform 2 is not in use.Midori-no-madoguchi closed on March 17, 2023.
The station first opened as 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.
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1144 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]