Sone Station (Hyōgo)
Railway station in Takasago, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).
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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 | ||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 4029 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
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
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
| 1 | ■ San'yō Main Line |
for Sannomiya and Osaka |
| 3 | ■ San'yō Main Line |
for Kakogawa and Himeji |
History
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
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4029 passengers daily[3]
Surrounding area
- 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
References
External links
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