Sohara Station (Gifu)

Sohara Station (蘇原駅, Sohara-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

CG03 Sohara Station 蘇原駅
Sohara Station in February 2005
General information
Location	Sohara Zuiun-cho 1-chome, Kakamigahara-shi, Gifu-ken 504-0821 Japan
Coordinates	35.4034°N 136.8717°E / 35.4034; 136.8717
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Takayama Main Line
Distance	10.4 km from Gifu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	CG03
History
Opened	June 1, 1942
Passengers
FY2016	1036
Location
Sohara Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Sohara Station Sohara Station (Japan)

Lines

Sohara Station is served by the JR Central Takayama Main Line, and is located 10.4 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Gifu.

Station layout

Sohara Station has one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Takayama Main Line	for Mino-Ōta and Takayama
2, 3	■ Takayama Main Line	for Gifu and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Takayama Main Line
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Naka		Local		Kagamigahara

History

Sohara Station opened on June 1, 1942. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• Kawasaki Aerospace Company Gifu Factory

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan