is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Kinosaki, Hashidate, and Maizuru limited express trains all stop at this station.
Lines Sonobe Station is served by the San'in Main Line (called the Sagano Line between this station and Kyōto Station), and is located 34.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyōto.
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
Adjacent stations
Bus routes + Route buses Operator Via Destination Route Note West JR Bus Kyotanba Town 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 Yunohana OnsenKameoka StationHachida Line Settsu TennoFukusumiEnjo Line FunasakaNogei High SchoolSonobe Engei Line Hiyoshi Station (Kyoto)Meiji University of Integrative MedicineMeiji University of Integrative Medicine Line Sonobe OhashiYoshitomi StationNantan HospitalSonobe Yagi Line 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).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
Surrounding area 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)
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR Odekake.net