Ōshio Station (Hyōgo)
# Ōshio Station (Hyōgo)

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.

### 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. 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.

## Passenger statistics

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

## Surrounding area

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