Sone Station (Hyōgo)
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Sone Station 曽根駅 | |||||||||||
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 Sone Station, May 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-6 Amida-chō, Takasago-shi, Hyōgo-ken 676-0815 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°47′36″N 134°46′12″E / 34.79333°N 134.77000°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  San'yō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 46.4 km (28.8 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level, Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-A81 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 December 1888 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Amida (to 1902) | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 4029 daily | ||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 1 | ■ San'yō Main Line
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for Sannomiya and Osaka |
| 3 | ■ San'yō Main Line
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for Kakogawa and Himeji |
History
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4029 passengers daily[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "「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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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