Sōjōdaigakumae Station (崇城大学前駅, Sōjōdaigakumae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Nishi-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2] The station name means, literally, "in front of Sojo University".
Sōjōdaigakumae Station 崇城大学前駅  | |||||||||||
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 Sōjōdaigakumae Station in 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 4-chōme-19 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken, 860-0082 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°49′51″N 130°41′42″E / 32.8309°N 130.6951°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line, | ||||||||||
| Distance | 191.7 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 March 1988 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Kumamoto Kōdaimae (until 13 March 2004) | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 1021 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 133rd (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 191.7 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3]
Layout
editThe station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. There is no station building, only shelters on both platforms for waiting passengers and a small brickwork booth housing a ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by a footbridge.[2][3]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kumamoto and Yatsushiro |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Tamana, Ōmuta and Tosu |
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A view of the platforms and tracks.
History
editJR Kyushu opened the station on 13 March 1988 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. At that time, the station was named Kumamoto Kōdaimae (熊本工大前駅), literally "in front of Kumamoto Industrial University", after the institute of higher education nearby. The university changed its name to Sojo University (崇城大学) in 2000. Four years later, the station followed suit, becoming Sōjōdaigakumae on 13 March 2004. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[6]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1021 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 133rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "崇城大学前" [Sōjōdaigakumae]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "崇城大学前駅" [Sōjōdaigakumae Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 28 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 684. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
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Media related to Sojodaigakumae Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Sōjōdaigakumae (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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