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.
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Ōshio Station 大塩駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 2088-3 Miyamae, Ōshio-chō, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 671-0101 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34.7793°N 134.7579°E / 34.7793; 134.7579 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 42.8 km from Nishidai | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | SY35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 19 August 1923 (1923-08-19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 2628 (boarding only) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ōshio Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 42.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.
The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected by an elevated station building.[1]
1, 2 | ■ ![]() |
for Himeji and Aboshi |
3, 4 | ■ ![]() |
for Kobe Sannomiya and Osaka |
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]
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2628 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Stations on the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line | |
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