Sohara Station (Mie)

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
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

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

The station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

East	■ Hokusei Line	for Nishi-Kuwana
West	■ Hokusei Line	for Ageki

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sangi Hokusei Line
Sohara		Local	Ohda

History

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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 630 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Inabe City Hall
• Prefectural Inabe Sogo Gakuen High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Sohara Station (Mie) at Wikimedia Commons

• Sangi Railway official home page