Shimosone Station

Shimosone Station (下曽根駅, Shimosone-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. ^[1]

JF  06  Shimosone Station 下曽根駅
Shimosone Station north entrance in August 2007
General information
Location	1-chōme-8 Shimosone, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 800-0217 Japan
Coordinates	33°49′57″N 130°56′05″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JF Nippō Main Line
Distance	11.6 km from Kokura
Platforms	1 island platform
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JF06
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 October 1895 (1895-10-25)
Previous names	Sone (to 1945)
Passengers
FY2020	5339 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Kusami towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Abeyamakōen towards Kokura
Location Shimosone Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Shimosone Station Shimosone Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shimosone Station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 11.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[2]

Layout

The station consists of one island platform, connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ JF Nippō Main Line	for Yukuhashi and Nakatsu
2	■ JF Nippō Main Line	for Kokura

History

Shimosone Station was established as Sone Station (曽根駅, *) on 25 October 1895 as on the Kyushu Railway. The railway was nationalized in 1907. The station was renamed to its current name on 1 May 1945. On 4 May 1946, the station was destroyed by an explosion at the neighboring former Imperial Japanese Army Air Service Fukuoka HQ. The current station building was completed in 1981. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 197, the station came under JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 5339 boarding passengers at this station.^[3]。

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
3. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

External links

Media related to Shimosone Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)