Sonogi Station Explained

Sonogi Station
Native Name:彼杵駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:Kuramoto, Higashisonogi-cho, Higashisonogi-gun, Nagasaki-ken 859-3808
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.0399°N 129.9146°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Ōmura Line
Distance:19.6 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Parking:Available
Accessible:Yes - platforms linked by level crossing and ramps
Status:Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Passengers:305 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Pass Rank:298th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Map Type:Japan Nagasaki Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Sonogi Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the town of Higashisonogi, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Ōmura Line and is located 19.6 km from the starting point of the line at . Besides the local services on the line, the Rapid Seaside Liner also stops at the station.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a steel frame structure of modern design and houses a waiting room and staffed ticket window. A ramp leads up to the station building from the forecourt. Access to the opposite site platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps at both ends.[3] [4] [5]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[6] [7]

Platforms

History

The private Kyushu Railway, in building a line to, had opened a track southwards from to and Takeo (today) by 1895. By 1897, the track had reached . In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended towards which opened as the new terminus on 20 January 1898. Sonogi was opened on the same day as an intermediate station between Haiki and Ōmura. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, track from Tosu through Haiki to Nagasaki was designated the Nagasaki Main Line. On 1 December 1934, another route was given the designation Nagasaki Main Line and the track from Haiki, through Sonogi to was designated the Ōmura Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 305 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 298th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 彼杵. Sonogi. 20 March 2018. JR Kyushu official station website.
  3. Web site: 彼杵. Sonogi. 20 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  4. 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 37, 73.
  5. Web site: 大村線・彼杵駅に行ってきました. I went to Sonogi Station Ōmura Line. 24 June 2015. 20 March 2018. Ameblo.jp. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. Web site: 長崎支店内各駅. Stations within the Nagasaki Branch. 20 March 2018. JRTE website.
  7. Web site: 彼杵駅. Sonogi Station. 20 March 2018. jr-mars.dyndns.org. See images of tickets sold.
  8. Web site: 駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2019年度). PDF. 2023-09-08.