Sōri Station

WK13
Sōri Station

沢入駅
Sōri Station, August 2013
General information
LocationAzuma-cho Sōri 962, Midori-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0301
Japan
Coordinates36°34′50″N 139°23′46″E / 36.5806°N 139.3961°E / 36.5806; 139.3961
Operated byWatarase Keikoku Railway
Line(s)     Watarase Keikoku Line
Distance33.4 km from Kiryū
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeWK13
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 December 1912
Passengers
FY201539
Services
Preceding station Watarase Keikoku Railway Following station
Gōdo
WK12
towards Aioi
Watarase Keikoku Line
Watarase Keikoku-gō
Tsūdō
WK15
towards Ashio
Gōdo
WK12
towards Kiryū
Watarase Keikoku Line Haramukō
WK14
towards Matō
Location
Sōri Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Sōri Station
Sōri Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Sōri Station is located in Japan
Sōri Station
Sōri Station
Sōri Station (Japan)

Sōri Station (沢入駅, Sōri-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Midori, Gunma, Japan, operated by the third sector railway company Watarase Keikoku Railway.

Lines

Sōri Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 33.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station building also doubles as the local post office.

History

Sōri Station opened on 31 December 1912 as a station on the Ashio Railway.[1] The station building and platform and waiting room were registered by the national government as a national Tangible Cultural Property in 2008.[2][3]

Surrounding area

  • Sōri Post Office
  • Sōri International Soccer School

See also

References

  1. ^ "沿革・歴史" [Company History]. watetsu.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "わたらせ渓谷鐵道沢入駅下り線プラットホーム及び待合所". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
  3. ^ [ Agency for Cultural Affairs (in Japanese)]

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