Sonogi Station
Sonogi Station (彼杵駅, Sonogi-eki) is the railway station in the town of Higashisonogi, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Ōmura Line.[1][2]
Sonogi Station 彼杵駅 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Kuramoto, Higashisonogi-cho, Higashisonogi-gun, Nagasaki-ken Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°02′24″N 129°54′53″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Ōmura Line |
| Distance | 19.6 km from Haiki |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Parking | Available |
| Accessible | Yes - platforms linked by level crossing and ramps |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 January 1898 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 345 daily |
| Rank | 288th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Location | |
  Sonogi Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
The station is served by the Ōmura Line and is located 19.6 km from the starting point of the line at Haiki.[3] Besides the local services on the line, the Rapid Seaside Liner also stops at the station.[4]
Station layout
The station consists of two platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a steel frame structure of modern design and houses a waiting room and staffed ticket window. A ramp leads up to the station building from the forecourt. Access to the opposite site platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps at both ends.[2][3][5]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[6][7]
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ōmura Line | ||||
| Kawatana | Local | Chiwata | ||
| JR Kyushu Rapid | ||||
| Kawatana | Seaside Liner | |||
History
The private Kyushu Railway, in building a line to Nagasaki, had opened a track southwards from Tosu to Saga and Takeo (today Takeo-Onsen) by 1895. By 1897, the track had reached Haiki. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended towards Ōmura which opened as the new terminus on 20 January 1898. Sonogi was opened on the same day as an intermediate station between Haiki and Ōmura. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, track from Tosu through Haiki to Nagasaki was designated the Nagasaki Main Line. On 1 December 1934, another route was given the designation Nagasaki Main Line and the track from Haiki, through Sonogi to Isahaya was designated the Ōmura Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[8][9]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 345 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 288th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[10]
Environs
JR Kyushu bus is operated for the Ureshino hot spring and Takeo-Onsen Station from the station square.
- National Route 205
- Sonogi Post Office
- Higashisonogi Town Office
See also
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "彼杵" [Sonogi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 March 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 37, 73. ISBN 9784062951647.
- "彼杵" [Sonogi]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- "大村線・彼杵駅に行ってきました" [I went to Sonogi Station Ōmura Line]. Ameblo.jp. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- "長崎支店内各駅" [Stations within the Nagasaki Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- "彼杵駅" [Sonogi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 20 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 22–3, 225, 227. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 738. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
