Shimosone Station Explained


Shimosone Station
Native Name:下曽根駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Borough:1-chōme-8 Shimosone, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 800-0217
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.8325°N 130.9347°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Nippō Main Line
Distance:11.6 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Structure:Elevated
Status:Staffed
Code:JF06
Former:Sone (to 1945)
Passengers:5339 daily
Pass Year:FY2020
Map Type:Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shimosone Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1]

Lines

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

Layout

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

Platforms

History

Shimosone Station was established as 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 23 February 2018.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951630. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area. Japanese. 49, 79.
  3. Web site: 駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度). JR Kyushu. PDF. 2021-09-08.