Sakurai Station (桜井駅, Sakurai-eki) is a railway station in the city of Anjō, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Sakurai Station in April 2018 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Shinden-19-11 Sakuraichō, Anjō-shi, Aichi-ken 444-1154 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 34°55′05″N 137°05′17″E / 34.918°N 137.088°E | ||||
Operated by | |||||
Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Nishio Line | ||||
Distance | 7.9 kilometers from Shin Anjō | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed | ||||
Station code | GN05 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | July 1, 1926 | ||||
Previous names | Hekikai Sakurai (to 2008) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2017 | 4711 daily | ||||
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Lines
editSakurai Station is served by the Meitetsu Nishio Line, and is located 7.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin Anjō.
Station layout
editThe station is an elevated station with a dual opposed side platforms with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ Nishio Line | for Shin Anjō |
2 | ■ Nishio Line | for Nishio and Kira Yoshida |
Adjacent stations
edit« | Service | » | ||
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Nagoya Railroad Nishio Line | ||||
Minami Anjō | Limited Express | Nishio | ||
Minami Anjō | Express | Minami Sakurai | ||
Horiuchikōen | Local | Minami Sakurai |
Only some Express trains stop at Hekikai Furui
Station history
editSakurai Station was opened on July 1, 1926, as Hekikai Sakurai Station (碧海桜井駅) on the privately held Hekikai Electric Railway. Hekikai Electric Railway merged with the Meitetsu Group on May 1, 1944. The tracks were elevated, a new station building was completed and the station renamed to its present name in June 2008.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4,711 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Anjō Minami High School
- Anjō Special Education School
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit Media related to Sakurai Station (Aichi) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)