Sonobe Station Explained

Sonobe Station
Native Name:園部駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:Mizobe, Oyama Higashimachi, Sonobe Town, Nantan City
Borough:Kyoto Prefecture 622-0041
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.1026°N 135.4832°W
Line:
    Distance: from
    Platforms:2 island platforms
    Tracks:4
    Connections: Bus stop
    Structure:At grade
    Code:JR-E16
    Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
    Passengers:4,514 daily (boarding only)
    Pass Year:FY2018
    Map Type:Japan Kyoto Prefecture#Japan Kansai#Japan
    Map Dot Label:Sonobe Station

    right|thumb|260px|Sonobe Station platforms, October 2010 is a passenger railway station located in then city of Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is a stop of limited express trains - "Kinosaki", "Hashidate" and "Maizuru".

    Lines

    Sonobe Station is served by the San'in Main Line (Sagano Line between this station and Kyoto Station), and is located 34.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

    Station layout

    The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

    Platforms

    Bus routes

    Operator!scope="col"
    ViaDestinationRouteNote
    West JR BusKyotanba Village HallFukuchiyama StationEmpuku LinePassengers with a valid Japan Rail Pass can ride this route for free.
    Keihan Kyoto KotsuYoshitomi Station, Chiyokawa Station, Yagi Station, Yoshitomi StationKameoka StationKokudo Line [3]
    Yunohana OnsenKameoka StationHachida Line [40]
    Settsu TennoFukusumiEnjo Line [44]
    FunasakaNogei High SchoolSonobe Engei Line [47]
    Hiyoshi Station (Kyoto)Meiji University of Integrative MedicineMeiji University of Integrative Medicine Line [45]
    Sonobe Ohashi
    Yoshitomi StationNantan HospitalSonobe Yagi Line [46]
    Nantan Village BusHiyoshi Station (Kyoto)IzumiMiyama Sonobe LineRuns on weekdays and Saturdays

    History

    Sonobe Station opened on August 15, 1899. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. The current station building was completed in 1991.

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4514 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

    Surrounding area

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html 国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ