Ōshio Station (Hyōgo)

Ōshio Station (大塩駅) 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.

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