Sonobe Station

Sonobe Station

園部駅
Sonobe Station; 園部駅
	Sonobe Station West entrance, 2016
General information
Location	Mizobe, Oyama Higashimachi, Sonobe Town, Nantan City; Kyoto Prefecture 622-0041; Japan
Coordinates	35°6′9.21″N 135°28′59.38″E / 35.1025583°N 135.4831611°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	E San'in Main Line; E Sagano Line;
Distance	34.2 km (21.3 mi) from Kyoto
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JR-E16
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 August 1899; 124 years ago
Passengers
FY2018	4,514 daily (boarding only)
Services
Location
	Sonobe Station Location within Kyoto Prefecture Sonobe Station Sonobe Station (Kansai region) Sonobe Station Sonobe Station (Japan)

Sonobe Station (園部駅, Sonobe-eki) 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[edit]

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 Kyoto.

Station layout[edit]

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[edit]

1, 2, 3, 4	■ Sagano Line	for Kameoka, Nijo and Kyoto
1, 2, 3, 4	■ Sanin Line	for Ayabe, Fukuchiyama and Maizuru

Adjacent stations[edit]

«	Service
West Japan Rail Company Sanin Main Line (Kyoto - Sonobe: Sagano Line)
Yoshitomi	Local	Funaoka
Yoshitomi (rapid service)	Rapid Service (Sagano Line)	Funaoka (local)
Yoshitomi (local)	Rapid Service (Sonobe—Fukuchiyama)	Funaoka (rapid service)

Bus routes[edit]

Route buses
Operator	Via	Destination	Route	Note
West JR Bus	Kyotanba Village Hall	Fukuchiyama Station	Empuku Line	Passengers with a valid Japan Rail Pass can ride this route for free.
Keihan Kyoto Kotsu	Yoshitomi Station, Chiyokawa Station, Yagi Station, Yoshitomi Station	Kameoka Station	Kokudo Line [3]
	Yunohana Onsen	Kameoka Station	Hachida Line [40]
	Settsu Tenno	Fukusumi	Enjo Line [44]
	Funasaka	Nogei High School	Sonobe Engei Line [47]
	Hiyoshi Station (Kyoto)	Meiji University of Integrative Medicine	Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Line [45]
		Sonobe Ohashi	Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Line [45]
	Yoshitomi Station	Nantan Hospital	Sonobe Yagi Line [46]
Nantan Village Bus	Hiyoshi Station (Kyoto)	Izumi	Miyama Sonobe Line	Runs on weekdays and Saturdays

History[edit]

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[edit]

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

Surrounding area[edit]

Kyoto College of Medical Science (formerly Kyoto College of Medical Science)
Kyoto Arts and Crafts University (KYOBI)
Kyoto School of Architecture (KASD)
Kyoto Traditional Crafts College (TASK)

References[edit]

^ 国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ - 国土交通省、2020年9月25日閲覧

External links[edit]

Media related to Sonobe Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR Odekake.net (in Japanese)

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[1] 国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ - 国土交通省、2020年9月25日閲覧

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