The station is located 410.0 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōkaidō Main Line at Tokyo.

[3] Before it was retired in 2021, the overnight rapid train Moonlight Nagara terminated at Ōgaki Station.

The interchange window between the Moonlight Nagara (5:50 arrival) and the next Maibara-bound local train (5:53 departure) was merely 3 minutes; to make this connection, passengers ran up the stairs, across the overpass, and down another set of stairs to the opposing to platform in order to secure a seat on the next train after their long journey on the Moonlight Nagara.

Some passengers were known to choose particular seats aboard the Moonlight Nagara in order to position themselves as close as possible to the stairs upon arriving at the station.

The Yōrō Railway station has a single bay platform serving two tracks.