Sōja Station
Sōja Station is a station jointly operated by JR West and Ibara Railway on the Hakubi, Kibi, and Ibara Lines. The station is in Kiyone, Kami-Nakajima, Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Sōja Station is the terminus of the Kibi Line, and the beginning of the Ibara Line.
History
- 1925-02-17: Higashi-Sōja Station opens
- 1959-11-01: Higashi-Sōja Station is renamed to Sōja Station
- 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Sōja Station becomes a JR West station
- 1999-01-11: Ibara Railway's Ibara Line opens with service connecting Sōja and Kannabe Stations
- Spring 2007: Automatic ticket gates will be installed
- Summer 2007: The ICOCA card was scheduled to be accepted
Station building and platforms
| 1 • 3 | Kibi Line | to Bitchū-Takamatsu • Okayama |
| 2 | Hakubi Line | to Kurashiki • Okayama |
| 4 | Hakubi Line | to Bitchū-Takahashi • Niimi • Yonago |
| 5 • 6 | Ibara Railway Ibara Line | to Ibara • Kannabe |
Environs
The Sōja city offices, the Tenmaya Happy Town Ribu Sōja Store, and the Calpis Okayama Plant are near Sōja Station.Highway access
- Japan National Route 180
- Japan National Route 486
- Okayama Prefectural Route 421
- Okayama Prefectural Route 469
Connecting lines
;Ibara Railways Ibara Line
;Kibi Line