Sone Station (Osaka)

Sone Station (曽根駅, Sone-eki, station number: HK-44) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.

Sone Station 曽根駅
Sone Station east exit, 2007
General information
Location	3-chōme-1 Sonehigashinochō, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka-fu 561-0802
Coordinates	34°46′18.39″N 135°28′03.15″E
Operated by	Hankyu Railway.
Line(s)	■ Hankyu Takarazuka Line
Distance	8.7 km (5.4 miles) from Osaka-umeda
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	5
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	HK-44
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 30, 1912 (1912-05-30)
Passengers
FY2019	24,131 daily
Location Sone Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Show map of Osaka Prefecture Sone Station Sone Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Sone Station is served by the Hankyu Takarazuka Line, and is located 8.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda.

Layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station facilities underneath. The platform itself is curved and has a slight incline. The effective length of the platform corresponds to 10-car trains. The ticket gates and concourse are on the 2nd floor, and the platform is on the 3rd floor of the station building. A storage track is located between through tracks in the north of the platforms connecting Tracks 2, 3 and 4.

Platforms

1	■  Takarazuka Line	for Takarazuka, Kawanishi-noseguchi, Ishibashi handai-mae and Minoo
2	■  Takarazuka Line	for Osaka-umeda

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hankyu Railway Takarazuka Line (HK-44)
Hattori-tenjin (HK-43)		Local		Okamachi (HK-45)
Jūsō (HK-03)		Semi-Express (Osaka-umeda-bound only)		Okamachi (HK-45)
Express: Does not stop at this station
Commuter Limited Express (Osaka-umeda-bound only): Does not stop at this station
Limited Express (Nissei Express): Does not stop at this station

History

Sone Station opened on 30 May 1912. Since the 1970s there have been plans to build a line to Itami Airport from Sone, which would allow through service between the airport and Umeda. Although Hankyu shelved the plans in the 1980s due to capacity constraints, the plans were reportedly revived in 2017 and remain under consideration as of 2018. The Itami Airport terminal is approx. 4 km from Sone.^[1][2]

Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-44.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,131 passengers daily^[3]

Surrounding area

• Toyonaka City Cultural Arts Center - Former Toyonaka Civic Hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 阪急電鉄、伊丹空港への乗り入れを検討か　大阪・梅田と直通 - ライブドアニュース. ライブドアニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
2. 「40年で黒字」が難しい、阪急・大阪空港線　どうすれば実現できるか (1/4). ITmedia ビジネスオンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
3. 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年）

External links

Media related to Sone Station (Osaka) at Wikimedia Commons

• Sone Station (in Japanese)