Soma Station

Location
	Soma Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Soma Station Soma Station (Japan)

Soma Station

相馬駅
Soma Station; 相馬駅
	Soma Station in May 2014
General information
Location	Nakamura, Soma-shi, Fukushima-ken 976-0042; Japan
Coordinates	37°48′09″N 140°55′31″E / 37.8026°N 140.9254°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	307.0 km from Nippori
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=919
History
Opened	10 November 1897; 127 years ago
Previous names	Nakamura (until 1961)
Passengers
FY2020	841 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Soma Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Soma Station Soma Station (Japan)

Soma Station (相馬駅, Sōma-eki) is a railway station in the city of Soma, Fukushima, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Soma Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 307.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, at present platform 2 is not in use. Midori-no-madoguchi closed on March 17, 2023.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Iwanuma and Sendai
2	■ Jōban Line	for Haranomachi, Namie, Tomioka, Iwaki, Hitachi, Mito, Ishioka and Tsuchiura

History

The station first opened as Nakamura Station (中村駅) on 10 November 1897. It was renamed Sōma Station on 20 March 1961.^[1] The station was closed after the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, with services resuming on 21 December only as far as Haranomachi Station. Services were resumed to Hamayoshida Station on 10 December 2016 and full services on 14 March 2020.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1144 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Nakamura Castle ruins
Sōma City Office
Sōma Post Office
Soma General Hospital
Sōma Jinja
National Route 6
National Route 113
National Route 115

References

^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 105/532. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[jnr1985-1] 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 105/532. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

[jreast2018stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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