title: Ōshio Station (Fukui)
text: # Ōshio Station (Fukui)
  
  Ōshio Station (王子保駅, Ōshio-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Echisen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Ōshio Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 76.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two opposed unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | station side | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Tsuruga and Maibara |
  | - | - | - |
  | opposite side | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Fukui and Kanazawa |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | Service | » |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hokuriku Main Line |||||
  | Rapid: Does not stop at this station |||||
  | Takefu | Local | Nanjō |
  
  ## History
  
  Ōshio Station opened on 20 December 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 251 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Takefu No.6 Middle School
  * National Route 365
  * National Route 8
  