Ōshio Station (Hyōgo)

Ōshio Station

大塩駅
Station entrance in 2010
General information
Location2088-3 Miyamae, Ōshio-chō, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 671-0101
Japan
Coordinates34°46′45″N 134°45′28″E / 34.7793°N 134.7579°E / 34.7793; 134.7579
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Distance42.8 km from Nishidai
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
Other information
Station codeSY35
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
Passengers
FY20192628 (boarding only)
Services
Main Line
Arai
(in the morning and the evening)
Takasago (others)
  Limited Express   Shirahamanomiya
(in the morning and the evening, and on the days of "Nada Kenka Matsuri")
Shikama (others)
Sanyo Sone   S Limited Express   Matogata
Sanyo Sone   Local   Matogata
Location
Ōshio Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Ōshio Station
Ōshio Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Ōshio Station is located in Japan
Ōshio Station
Ōshio Station
Ōshio Station (Japan)

Ōshio Station (大塩駅, Ōshio-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

Ōshio Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 42.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected by an elevated station building.[1]

Platforms

1, 2   Main Line for Himeji and Aboshi
3, 4   Main Line for Kobe Sannomiya and Osaka

History

Ōshio Station opened 19 August 1923.[1] The platform serving tracks 3 and 4 were extended to accommodate 6-car trains in March 2022. Until then, the 6-car long Limited Express trains were stopping with the last car not aligned with the platform.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2628 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Oshio Tenman-gu
  • Higasayama Park
  • Himeji City Oshio Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. p. 126. ISBN 9784343006745.
  2. ^ "Sanyo Electric Railway Oshio Station Limited express train door cut will end on February 28th" (PDF). 22 February 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  3. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.