| Sonoda Station | |
| Native Name: | 園田駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | Higashi-Sonodacho, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken 661-0953 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 34.752°N 135.4482°W |
| Operator: | Hankyu Railway. |
| Line: | Hankyu Kobe Line |
| Distance: | 7.2km (04.5miles) from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks: | 4 |
| Code: | HK-05 |
| Status: | Staffed |
| Passengers: | 38,241 |
| Pass Year: | FY2020 |
| Map Type: | Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Sonoda Station |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Amagasaki Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.[1] Although technically situated in Amagasaki, it is a five-minute walk to neighboring Osaka Prefecture.
Sonoda Station is served by the Hankyu Kobe Line, and is located 7.2km (04.5miles) from the terminus of the line at .
The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks and a single unnumbered side platform outside the inbound siding track. Normally, only the island platform is used, and the single platform is a 'temporary platform' for getting off, which was mainly used when the Sonoda horse race is held.
Sonoda Station opened on 20 October 1936.[2]
The station was transformed from a surface-level station to an elevated station in 1980. Work took 2 years to complete.[3]
Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Sonoda being designated as station number HK-05.[4]
In fiscal year 2019, the station was used by an average of 38,241 passengers daily.[5]
Below the station itself exists a small shopping centre called Sonoda Hankyu Plaza (園田阪急プラザ) which undertook a major renovation completed at the end of April 2006. It now consists of many restaurants, a Matsumoto Kiyoshi pharmacy, a Mister Donut, a branch of the Kohyo chain of supermarket, a Docomo mobile phone shop as well as various smaller retailers.