Sone (Hyogo)

Known weekday departures: 118/day · Known Sat & holiday departures: 118/day

First / last known departure (weekday): 5:14 / 24:55 (00:55 next day)

Busiest hour (known departures): 7:00–8:00 (10)

0:00 ─ 23:00

Figures are the departures known from the timetable data, not a count of today's actual service.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026 (retrieved in spring/summer 2026).

• JR Sanyo Main Line: Himeji-Bessho ⇄ Hoden

The station opened on 23 December 1888 as Amida Station, on the day Sanyo Railway extended its line from Akashi to Himeji. It was renamed Sone on 1 March 1902 after lobbying from neighbouring villages who wanted recognition of the famous pine at Sone Tenmangu Shrine. After Sanyo Railway was nationalised on 1 December 1906, the station moved to its present location on 1 November 1907. Operations transferred to JR West on 1 April 1987, the JR Kobe Line nickname was applied in March 1988, and station number JR-A81 was added in March 2018. A barrier-free project completed on 17 March 2011 added an entrance ramp, lift, and accessible toilet, and a new station square opened in March 2020 on the former freight yard.

The platform lies on a curve of 500-metre radius, and the cant on that curve tilts trains noticeably as they stop, leaving a wider gap between the doors and the platform edge than at a straight platform.