is a passenger railway station located in the city of Amagasaki Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway. Although technically situated in Amagasaki, it is a five-minute walk to neighboring Osaka Prefecture. Lines Sonoda Station is served by the Hankyu Kobe Line, and is located from the terminus of the line at . Layout The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks and a single unnumbered side platform outside the inbound siding track. Normally, only the island platform is used, and the single platform is a 'temporary platform' for getting off, which was mainly used when the Sonoda horse race is held. Platforms History Sonoda Station opened on 20 October 1936. The station was transformed from a surface-level station to an elevated station in 1980. Work took 2 years to complete. Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Sonoda being designated as station number HK-05. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 38,241 passengers daily Surrounding area Below the station itself exists a small shopping centre called Sonoda Hankyu Plaza (園田阪急プラザ) which undertook a major renovation completed at the end of April 2006. It now consists of many restaurants, a Matsumoto Kiyoshi pharmacy, a Mister Donut, a branch of the Kohyo chain of supermarket, a Docomo mobile phone shop as well as various smaller retailers. Sonoda Racecourse Yuri Gakuin Junior and Senior High School Amagasaki Municipal Sonoda Higashi Junior High School See also List of railway stations in Japan References External links Sonoda Station (Hankyu Railway) Railway stations in Hyōgo Prefecture Hankyū Kōbe Main Line Stations of Hankyu Railway Railway stations in Japan opened in 1936 Amagasaki