is a station jointly operated by JR West and Ibara Railway on the Hakubi, Kibi, and Ibara Lines. The station is in Kiyone, Kami-Nakajima, Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Sōja Station is the terminus of the Kibi Line, and the beginning of the Ibara Line. History 1925-02-17: Higashi-Sōja Station opens 1959-11-01: Higashi-Sōja Station is renamed to Sōja Station 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Sōja Station becomes a JR West station 1999-01-11: Ibara Railway's Ibara Line opens with service connecting Sōja and Kannabe Stations Spring 2007: Automatic ticket gates will be installed Summer 2007: The ICOCA card was scheduled to be accepted Station building and platforms Sōja Station has two platforms capable of handling six lines simultaneously. Each platform has an upper (上り, nobori) and lower end (下り, kudari). Hakubi Line trains occasionally use platform three. Environs The Sōja city offices, the Tenmaya Happy Town Ribu Sōja Store, and the Calpis Okayama Plant are near Sōja Station. Highway access Japan National Route 180 Japan National Route 486 Okayama Prefectural Route 421 (Sōja Teishajō Route) Okayama Prefectural Route 469 (Kurashiki-Sōja Route) Connecting lines JR West Hakubi Line Kiyone Station — Sōja Station — Gōkei Station Ibara Railways Ibara Line (line begins) Sōja Station — Kiyone Station Kibi Line Higashi-Sōja Station — Sōja Station (end of line) See also List of Railway Stations in Japan Gunma-Sōja Station (on the Joetsu Line in Gunma Prefecture) External links JR West Hakubi Line Ibara Railway Ibara Line Kibi Line Railway stations in Okayama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1925