Shioya Station (Hyōgo)

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

Shioya Station

塩屋駅
Shioya Station, September 2019
General information
Location1-chōme-2 Shioyachō, Tarumi-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 655-0872
Japan
Coordinates34°38′01″N 135°05′00″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) San'yō Main Line
Distance10.2 km (6.3 mi) from Kobe
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeGround level
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code JR-A69 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 July 1896 (1896-07-01)
Passengers
FY20196640 daily
Location
Shioya Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Shioya Station
Shioya Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Shioya Station is located in Japan
Shioya Station
Shioya Station
Shioya Station (Japan)

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.

Platforms

1  JR Kobe Line for Nishi-Akashi and Himeji
2  JR Kobe Line for Sannomiya, Amagasaki, and Osaka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR West
Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)
Suma   Local   Tarumi
Limited Express Super Hakuto: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Hamakaze: Does not stop at this station
Commuter Limited Express Rakuraku Harima: Does not stop at this station
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station

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.[1]

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.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6640 passengers daily[4]

Surrounding area

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

See also

References

  1. "About The Marshland, note 1". Standpoint Japan. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  2. "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します!" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

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