Sone Station (Hyōgo)

Sone Station

曽根駅
Sone Station, May 2013
General information
Location1-6 Amida-chō, Takasago-shi, Hyōgo-ken 676-0815
Japan
Coordinates34°47′36″N 134°46′12″E / 34.79333°N 134.77000°E / 34.79333; 134.77000
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) San'yō Main Line
Distance46.4 km (28.8 miles) from Kobe
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeGround level, Elevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code JR-A81 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened23 December 1888 (1888-12-23)
Previous namesAmida (to 1902)
Passengers
FY20194029 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Himeji-Bessho
towards Himeji
JR Kōbe Line
Rapid
Hōden
towards Ōsaka
Location
Sone Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Sone Station
Sone Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Sone Station is located in Japan
Sone Station
Sone Station
Sone Station (Japan)

Sone Station (曽根駅, Sone-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takasago, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

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Sone Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 46.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 79.5 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

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The station consists of a ground-level side platform and an island platform connected by an elevated station building; however one side of the island platform is not in use effectively giving the station two parallel side platforms. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1   San'yō Main Line for Sannomiya and Osaka
3   San'yō Main Line for Kakogawa and Himeji

History

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Sone Station opened on 23 December 1888 as Amida Station (阿弥陀駅). It was renamed on 1 March 1902. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Sone being assigned station number JR-A81.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4029 passengers daily[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Takasago Seibu Hospital
  • Hyogo Prefectural Himeji Bessho High School
  • Hakuryo Junior and Senior High School
  • Takasago Municipal Kashima Junior High School
  • Takasago Municipal Amida Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します!" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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