Shimosone Station
Lines
Shimosone Station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 11.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.
Layout
The station consists of one island platform, connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ JF Nippō Main Line | for Yukuhashi and Nakatsu |
| 2 | ■ JF Nippō Main Line | for Kokura |
History
Shimosone Station was established as Sone Station (曽根駅, *) on 25 October 1895 as on the Kyushu Railway. The railway was nationalized in 1907. The station was renamed to its current name on 1 May 1945. On 4 May 1946, the station was destroyed by an explosion at the neighboring former Imperial Japanese Army Air Service Fukuoka HQ. The current station building was completed in 1981. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 197, the station came under JR Kyushu.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 5339 boarding passengers at this station.。
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
External links
Media related to Shimosone Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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