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Shimosone Station

Coordinates: 33°49′57″N 130°56′05″E / 33.83250°N 130.93472°E / 33.83250; 130.93472
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JF  06 
Shimosone Station

下曽根駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Shimosone Station north entrance in August 2007
General information
Location1-chōme-8 Shimosone, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 800-0217
Japan
Coordinates33°49′57″N 130°56′05″E / 33.83250°N 130.93472°E / 33.83250; 130.93472
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JF Nippō Main Line
Distance11.6 km from Kokura
Platforms1 island platform
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeJF06
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 October 1895 (1895-10-25)
Previous namesSone (to 1945)
Passengers
FY20205339 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kusami
towards Kagoshima
Nippō Main Line Abeyamakōen
towards Kokura
Location
Shimosone Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Shimosone Station
Shimosone Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Shimosone Station is located in Japan
Shimosone Station
Shimosone Station
Shimosone Station (Japan)
Map

Shimosone Station (下曽根駅, Shimosone-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1]

Lines

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Shimosone Station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 11.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[2]

Layout

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The station consists of one island platform, connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.[2]

Platforms

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1  JF Nippō Main Line for Yukuhashi and Nakatsu
2  JF Nippō Main Line for Kokura

History

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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

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In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 5339 boarding passengers at this station.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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