is a junction

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located in Chūō-ku, Chiba,

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, Japan, operated by the

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(JR East). It is also freight depot for the

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(JR Freight) and the all-freight Keiyō Rinkai Railway Company.

Lines

Soga Station is the northern

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for the Uchibō Line and is from the northern terminus of the Sotobō Line at

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. It is from the terminus of the

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. The station is also the starting point of the Keiyō Rinkai Railway's Rinkai Main Line.

Station layout

Soga is an elevated station with an elevated station building, three

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s and a total of six passenger lines. Freight lines are located to the side of the first platform, and the Keiyō Rinkai Railway office is located to the side of these. The station is staffed with personnel from both companies. It includes a ''

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'' staffed ticket office and automatic ticket gates.

Platforms

*Lines 3 and 4 terminate at this station. *During the morning rush hour and certain other times, two different trains bound for Tokyo, namely the train connecting to the Sōbu Line Rapid via the Sotobō Line, and the Keiyō Line trains (via Kaihimmakuhari and Shin-Kiba) leave from the same platform (platform 2).

History

Soga Station opened on 20 January 1896. The station became part of JR East on the division and privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. The Keiyō Line opened on 1 December 1988.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 34,189 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surroundings

*Chibadera Station *Soga Sports Park *Fukuda Denshi Arena (Soga Stadium) --JEF United Ichihara / Chiba Home Stadium. *JFE Gymnasium *Shukutoku University (Chiba Campus, Chiba 2nd Campus) *Ueno Law Business College

Bus routes

* Chiba Chuo Bus * Kominato Tetsudō Bus * Askabus * Keikyu Bus (

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Limousine Bus (same direction as the Kominato Tetsudo Bus))

References

External links

JR East Station information
{{Uchibo Line Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1896 Uchibō Line Sotobō Line Keiyō Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company Railway stations in Chiba (city)