title: Sonobe Station
text: # Sonobe Station
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  | 1, 2, 3, 4 | ■ Sagano Line | for Kameoka, Nijo and Kyoto |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1, 2, 3, 4 | ■ Sanin Line | for Ayabe, Fukuchiyama and Maizuru |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | 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
  
  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] | |
  | Keihan Kyoto Kotsu | Yunohana Onsen | Kameoka Station | Hachida Line [40] | |
  | Keihan Kyoto Kotsu | Settsu Tenno | Fukusumi | Enjo Line [44] | |
  | Keihan Kyoto Kotsu | Funasaka | Nogei High School | Sonobe Engei Line [47] | |
  | Keihan Kyoto Kotsu | Hiyoshi Station (Kyoto) | Meiji University of Integrative Medicine | Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Line [45] | |
  | Keihan Kyoto Kotsu | | Sonobe Ohashi | Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Line [45] | |
  | Keihan Kyoto Kotsu | Yoshitomi Station | Nantan Hospital | Sonobe Yagi Line [46] | |
  | Nantan Village Bus | Hiyoshi Station (Kyoto) | Izumi | Miyama Sonobe Line | Runs 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).
  
  ## 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)
  