Sanyo Shioya Station (山陽塩屋駅, Sanyo Shioya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Sanyo Shioya Station

山陽塩屋駅
Sanyo Shioya Station, February 2021
General information
Location1-chōme-2 Shioyachō, Tarumi-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 655-0872
Japan
Coordinates34°38′00″N 135°04′57″E / 34.6334°N 135.0825°E / 34.6334; 135.0825
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Distance6.8 km from Nishidai
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
Other information
Station codeSY08
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 May 1913 (1913-05-11)
Previous namesShioya (to 1943)
Dentetsu-Shioya (to 1991)
Passengers
FY2019805 (boarding only)
Location
Sanyo Shioya Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Sanyo Shioya Station
Sanyo Shioya Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Sanyo Shioya Station is located in Japan
Sanyo Shioya Station
Sanyo Shioya Station
Sanyo Shioya Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Sanyo Shioya Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 6.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout edit

The station consists of two elevated side platforms with the station building underneath. The station is unattended.

Platforms edit

sea side    Main Line for Sanyo Akashi, Sanyo Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
mountain side    Main Line for Sannomiya and Osaka

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
S Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Sumaura-kōen   Local   Takinochaya

History edit

Sanyo Shioya Station opened on May 11, 1913 as Shioya Station (塩屋駅). It was renamed Dentetsu-Shioya Station (電鉄塩屋駅) on November 20, 1943, and renamed to its present name on April 7, 1991

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 805 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌第96回神戸市統計書 令和元年度版 [96th Kobe City Statistics Book Reiwa 1st Year Edition] (in Japanese). Japan: Kobe City. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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