Shioya Station (Hyōgo)

{{Infobox station

| name = Shioya Station

| native_name = 塩屋駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = JR Shioya Station.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Shioya Station, September 2019

| other_name =

| style = JR West

| address = 1-chōme-2 Shioyachō, Tarumi-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 655-0872

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|34.633594|N|135.083336|E|format=dms|region:JP_type:railwaystation|display=inline, title}}

| owned = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| operator = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| line = 15px San'yō Main Line

| distance = {{convert|10.2|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Kobe|x|Hyogo}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

|tracks=2

| connections = {{Plainlist|

Bus stop

}}

| structure = Ground level

| accessible = Yes

| code = {{RouteBox|JR-A69||#0072bc}}

| status = Staffed

| website = {{Official|1=http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0610605}}

| opened = {{Start date|1896|07|01|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 6640 daily

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Shioya Station

| services =

}}

{{Nihongo|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).

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 {{STN|Kobe|x|Hyogo}} and 43.3 kilometers from {{STN|Osaka|x}}.

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=

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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.{{cite web |title=About The Marshland, note 1 |url=http://standpointjapan.com/novel/note1.html |accessdate=2011-12-20 |work=Standpoint Japan}}

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.{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=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！ |trans-title="Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=「駅ナンバー」一覧表 |trans-title="Station number" list |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6640 passengers daily{{cite web|url=https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kk11/ac08_1_000000124.html|script-title=ja:兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) |trans-title= Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2016)|year= 2017|publisher= Hyogo Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 May 2022}}