Sohara Station (Mie)
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Sohara Station 楚原駅 | |
|---|---|
 Sohara Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Inabe-cho Sohara 544-1, Inabe-shi, Mie-ken 511-0202 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°06′39.56″N 136°33′37.21″E / 35.1109889°N 136.5603361°E |
| Operated by |  Sangi Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Hokusei Line |
| Distance | 14.4 km from Nishi-Kuwana |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| History | |
| Opened | April 5, 1914 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 630 daily |
| Location | |
  Sohara Station Location within Mie Prefecture  Sohara Station Sohara Station (Japan) | |
Sohara Station (楚原駅, Sohara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Inabe, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sangi Railway.
Lines[edit]
Sohara Station is served by the Hokusei Line, and is located 14.4 kilometres from the terminus of the line at Nishi-Kuwana Station.
Layout[edit]
The station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing.
Platforms[edit]
| East | ■ Hokusei Line | for Nishi-Kuwana |
| West | ■ Hokusei Line | for Ageki |
Adjacent stations[edit]
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sangi Hokusei Line | ||||
| Sohara | Local | Ohda | ||
History[edit]
Sohara Station was opened on April 5, 1914, as a station of the Hokusei Railway, which became the Hokusei Electric Railway on June 27, 1934. Through a series of mergers, the line became part of the Kintetsu group on April 1, 1965. A new station building was completed in September 1992. On April 1, 2003, the Sangi Railway was spun out of Kintetsu as an independent company.
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 630 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area[edit]
- Inabe City Hall
- Prefectural Inabe Sogo Gakuen High School
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
Media related to Sohara Station (Mie) at Wikimedia Commons