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).

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Sohara Station

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Sohara Station in February 2005
General information
LocationSohara Zuiun-cho 1-chome, Kakamigahara-shi, Gifu-ken 504-0821
Japan
Coordinates35°24′12″N 136°52′18″E / 35.4034°N 136.8717°E / 35.4034; 136.8717
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Takayama Main Line
Distance10.4 km from Gifu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeCG03
History
OpenedJune 1, 1942;
82 years ago
 (1942-06-01)
Passengers
FY20161036
Location
Sohara Station is located in Gifu Prefecture
Sohara Station
Sohara Station
Location within Gifu Prefecture
Sohara Station is located in Japan
Sohara Station
Sohara Station
Sohara Station (Japan)

Lines

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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

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

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

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

History

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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

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See also

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