Shioya Station (Hyōgo)

Shioya Station (塩屋駅) is a passenger railway station located in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Shioya Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line (also referred to as the JR Kobe Line), and is located 10.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 43.3 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge and two tracks. There are two additional bypass tracks which are typically utilized by Special Rapid train service to bypass the stop. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations
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History
Shioya Station opened on 1 July 1896 as a temporary stop, and was promoted to a full station on 1 December 1906.

On 18 June 1967, a home-made bomb exploded on a commuter train here, killing two and wounding 29. The motive has never been discovered.

With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Shioya being assigned station number JR-A69.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6640 passengers daily

Surrounding area

 * Sanyo Shioya Station (Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line)
 * Mount James
 * Mt. Hachibuse
 * Shioya Wakamiya Shrine