Gumma-Sōja Station

Coordinates: 36°24′55″N 139°01′56″E / 36.4154°N 139.0321°E / 36.4154; 139.0321
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Gumma-Sōja Station

群馬総社駅
Gumma-Sōja Station, March 2006
General information
LocationSōja-machi Ueno 588, Maebashi, Gunma
(群馬県前橋市総社町植野588)
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Jōetsu Line
History
Opened1921; 103 years ago (1921)
Passengers
FY20131,534 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shin-Maebashi
towards Takasaki
Jōetsu Line Yagihara
towards Nagaoka
Agatsuma Line Yagihara
towards Ōmae

Gumma-Sōja Station (群馬総社駅, Gumma-Sōja-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Maebashi, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[edit]

Gumma-Sōja Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 12.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout[edit]

The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, only one side of the island platform is in use. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms[edit]

1  Jōetsu Line for Takasaki, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
 Agatsuma Line for Takasaki, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
2  Jōetsu Line for Shibukawa, Minakami
 Agatsuma Line for Shibukawa, Nakanojō


History[edit]

Gumma-Sōja Station opened on 1 July 1921. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Shikishima kofun
  • Site of Kozuke kokubun-ji
  • Sōja Post Office

See also[edit]

External links[edit]


36°24′55″N 139°01′56″E / 36.4154°N 139.0321°E / 36.4154; 139.0321