Sanyo Sone Station (山陽曽根駅, Sanyō Sone-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takasago, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Sanyo Sone Station

山陽曽根駅
Sanyo Sone Station, May 2009
General information
LocationSone-chō, Takasago-shi, Hyōgo-ken 676-0082
Japan
Coordinates34°46′33″N 134°46′24″E / 34.7757°N 134.7732°E / 34.7757; 134.7732
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Distance41.3 km from Nishidai
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
Other information
Station codeSY34
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
Previous namesSonecho (to 1924), Dentetsu Sone (to 1991)
Passengers
FY20191844 (boarding only)
Location
Sanyo Sone Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Sanyo Sone Station
Sanyo Sone Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Sanyo Sone Station is located in Japan
Sanyo Sone Station
Sanyo Sone Station
Sanyo Sone Station (Japan)

Lines

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Sanyo Sone Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 41.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing.[1] The station is unattended.

Platforms

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station side    Main Line for Sanyo Akashi, Sannomiya and Osaka
opposite side    Main Line for Shikama, Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Sanyo Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Iho   Sanyo S Limited Express   Ōshio
Iho   Sanyo Local   Ōshio

History

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Sanyo Sone Station opened on August 19, 1923 as Sonecho Station (曽根町駅).[1] It was renamed Dentetsu Sone Station (電鉄曽根駅) in February 1924 and to its present name on April 7, 1991.[1]

The station building received renovations in 1989.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1844 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Takasago City Sone Citizen Service Corner
  • Former Irie family residence
  • Takasago City Sone Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. p. 125. ISBN 9784343006745.
  2. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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