Sone Station (曽根駅, Sone-eki, station number: HK-44) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.
Sone Station 曽根駅 | |||||||
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 Sone Station east exit, 2007 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 3-chōme-1 Sonehigashinochō, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka-fu 561-0802 | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°46′18.39″N 135°28′03.15″E / 34.7717750°N 135.4675417°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  Hankyu Railway. | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hankyu Takarazuka Line | ||||||
| Distance | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) from Osaka-umeda | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||
| Station code | HK-44 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | May 30, 1912 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 24,131 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editSone Station is served by the Hankyu Takarazuka Line, and is located 8.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda.
Layout
editThe station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station facilities underneath. The platform itself is curved and has a slight incline. The effective length of the platform corresponds to 10-car trains. The ticket gates and concourse are on the 2nd floor, and the platform is on the 3rd floor of the station building. A storage track is located between through tracks in the north of the platforms connecting Tracks 2, 3 and 4.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■  Takarazuka Line
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for Takarazuka, Kawanishi-noseguchi, Ishibashi handai-mae and Minoo |
| 2 | ■ Takarazuka Line
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for Osaka-umeda |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hankyu Railway Takarazuka Line (HK-44) | ||||
| Hattori-tenjin (HK-43) | Local | Okamachi (HK-45) | ||
| Jūsō (HK-03) | Semi-Express (Osaka-umeda-bound only) | Okamachi (HK-45) | ||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Commuter Limited Express (Osaka-umeda-bound only): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express (Nissei Express): Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
editSone Station opened on 30 May 1912. Since the 1970s there have been plans to build a line to Itami Airport from Sone, which would allow through service between the airport and Umeda. Although Hankyu shelved the plans in the 1980s due to capacity constraints, the plans were reportedly revived in 2017 and remain under consideration as of 2018. The Itami Airport terminal is approx. 4 km from Sone.[1][2]
Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-44.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,131 passengers daily[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Toyonaka City Cultural Arts Center - Former Toyonaka Civic Hall
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 阪急電鉄、伊丹空港への乗り入れを検討か 大阪・梅田と直通 - ライブドアニュース. ライブドアニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ 「40年で黒字」が難しい、阪急・大阪空港線 どうすれば実現できるか (1/4). ITmedia ビジネスオンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年）
External links
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Media related to Sone Station (Osaka) at Wikimedia Commons
- Sone Station (in Japanese)