Shimo-Soga Station Explained
Shimo-Soga Station |
| Native Name: | 下曽我駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Style: | JR Central |
| Address: | Sogabetsusho, Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture 250-0205 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 35.3036°N 139.1834°W |
| Distance: | from |
| Platforms: | 1 island platform |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Code: | CB02 |
| Status: | Staffed |
| Passengers: | 1,313 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan Kanto#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Shimo-Soga Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the northeastern part of the city of Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
Lines
Shimo-Soga Station is served by the Gotemba Line and is 3.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōzu Station.
Station layout
Shimo-Soga station consists of a single ground-level island platform. The station is staffed.
History
Shimo-Soga Station opened on May 15, 1922. The station building was destroyed by the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake.[1] With the opening of the Tanna Tunnel in 1934, it became a station on the Gotemba line. On August 21, 1962, regular freight services were discontinued, but were resumed again on October 1, 1967. Since the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station has been for passengers only.
Station numbering was introduced to the Gotemba Line in March 2018; Shimo-Soga Station was assigned station number CB01.[2] [3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1313 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average |
|---|
| 2005 | 1,367[5] |
| 2010 | 1,328[6] |
| 2015 | 1,307[7] |
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Surrounding area
- Odawara City Hall Shimosoga Branch
- Shimosoga Post Office
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Book: http://kindai.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1175826/22. ja:大正十二年鉄道震害調査書補遺. Addendum to Report on 1923 Earthquake Damage to Railways. Japanese. The Ministry of Railways. 1927. 29.
- Web site: 13 December 2017 . 在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します . Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf . 18 January 2023 . 27 February 2023 . jr-central.co.jp . ja.
- Web site: 14 December 2017 . JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 . JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html . 1 November 2020 . 28 February 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
- Web site: https://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/documents/46041/202015.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2019). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021.
- Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/369528.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度）. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
- Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/427362.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度）. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021.
- Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021.
