Sōdō Station

Sōdō Station (宗道駅, Sōdō-eki) is a train station in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Sōdō Station 宗道駅
Sōdō Station, July 2008
Location	Sōdō 164, Shimotsuma, Ibaraki （茨城県下妻市宗道164） Japan
Operated by	Kantō Railway
Line(s)	Jōsō Line
History
Opened	1913
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	827 daily

Lines

Sōdō Station is a station on the Kantō Railway’s Jōsō Line, and is located 33.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Toride Station.

Platforms, 2016

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

1	■ Jōsō Line	for Shimodate
2	■ Jōsō Line	for Moriya and Toride

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Jōsō Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Tamamura		Local		Shimotsuma

History

Sōdō Station was opened on 1 November 1913 as a station on the Jōsō Railroad, which became the Kanto Railway in 1965. The station building was rebuilt in July 1967.

Surrounding area

• former Chiyokawa Village Hall
• Chiyokawa Post Office
• Japan National Route 125

External links

• Kantō Railway Station Information (in Japanese)