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Sōri Station

Railway station in Midori, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

36°34′50″N 139°23′46″E / 36.5806°N 139.3961°E / 36.5806; 139.3961Operated byWatarase Keikoku RailwayLine(s) Watarase Keikoku LineDistance33.4 km from KiryūPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeWK13WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened31 December 1912PassengersFY201539 Services

Preceding station	Watarase Keikoku Railway			Following station
Gōdo WK12 towards Kiryū		Watarase Keikoku Line		Haramukō WK14 towards Matō
Gōdo WK12 towards Aioi		Watarase Keikoku Line Watarase Keikoku-gō		Tsūdō WK15 towards Ashio

Location
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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.

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Watarase Keikoku Line
Gōdo	Watarase Keikoku-gō	Tsūdō
Gōdo	Local	Haramukō

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

References

^ "沿革・歴史" [Company History]. watetsu.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ "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)
^ [ Agency for Cultural Affais (in Japanese)]