Sodegaura Station

Railway station in Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

35°25′55″N 139°57′28″E / 35.4320°N 139.9577°E / 35.4320; 139.9577Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Uchibō Line Distance24.4 km from SogaPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedAugust 21, 1913Previous namesNaraha (until 1974)PassengersFY20195615 Services

Preceding station		Following station
Nagaura towards Soga	Uchibō Line Keiyō Rapid	Iwane towards Kazusa-Minato
Nagaura towards Chiba	Uchibō Line Sobū Rapid	Kisarazu towards Kimitsu
Nagaura towards Soga or Chiba	Uchibō Line Local	Iwane towards Awa-Kamogawa

Location
Sodegaura Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Sodegaura Station Sodegaura Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Sodegaura Station (袖ケ浦駅, Sodegaura-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the 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

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the wooden station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Uchibo Line	for Kimitsu, Kisarazu, Tateyama, and Awa-Kamogawa
2	■ Uchibo Line	for Goi and Chiba

History

The station entrance in June 2008 before rebuilding

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.^{[citation needed]} Sodegaura Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.