Sodegaura Station
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Sodegaura Station 袖ケ浦駅 | |
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 The north side of Sodegaura Station, October 2014 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Narawa, Sodegaura, Chiba （千葉県袖ヶ浦市奈良輪） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Uchibo Line |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Previous names | Naraha (until 1974) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2009 | 3,891 daily |
Sodegaura Station (袖ケ浦駅, Sodegaura-eki) is a railway station on the Uchibo Line in Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Sodegaura Station is served by the Uchibo Line, and lies 24.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Soga Station.
Station layout
Sodegaura Station has a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the wooden station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Uchibo Line | for Kimitsu, Kisarazu, Chiba, and Awa-Kamogawa |
| 2 | ■ Uchibo Line | for Goi and Chiba |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Uchibō Line | ||||
| Nagaura | Commuter Rapid | Iwane | ||
| Nagaura | Rapid (Sobu Line) |
Kisarazu | ||
| Nagaura | Rapid (Keiyō Line) |
Iwane | ||
| Nagaura | Local | Iwane | ||
History
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The station opened on August 21, 1913 as Naraha Station (楢葉駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisarazu Line. On May 24, 1919, the line became the Hōjō Line, on April 15, 1929, it became the Bōsō Line, and on April 1, 1933, it became the Bōsōnishi Line. It became part of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Uchibō Line from July 15, 1972. The station assumed its present name from March 31, 1974. Sodegaura Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.
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