Sakae Station (Hyōgo)

Sakae Station (栄駅, Sakae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nishi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).

Sakae Station

栄駅
Sakae Station, December 2008
General information
LocationSakae Oshibedanicho, Nishi-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 651-2211
Japan
Coordinates34°45′19″N 135°03′24″E
Operated by Kobe Electric Railway
Line(s) Ao Line
Distance9.6 km from Suzurandai
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
    Other information
    Station codeKB46
    WebsiteOfficial website
    History
    Opened15 June 1937 (1937-06-15)
    Previous namesDentetsu Sakae (1952-1988)
    Passengers
    FY2019669
    Location
    Sakae Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
    Sakae Station
    Sakae Station
    Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
    Sakae Station is located in Japan
    Sakae Station
    Sakae Station
    Sakae Station (Japan)

    Lines

    Sakae Station is served by the Ao Line and is 9.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Suzurandai and is 17.1 kilometers from Minatogawa and 17.5 kilometers from Shinkaichi.

    Station layout

    The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

    Platforms

    station side   Ao Line for Shijimi, Ebisu, Ono and Ao
    opposite side   Ao Line for Kobata, Nishi-Suzurandai, Suzurandai and Shinkaichi

    Adjacent stations

    « Service »
    Shintetsu Ao Line
    Kobata   Local   Oshibedani
    Kobata   Semi-Express   Oshibedani
    Kobata   Express (running only for Shinkaichi)   Oshibedani
    Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station

    History

    Sakai Station opened on June 15, 1937. It was renamed Dentetsu-Sakae Station (電鉄栄駅) on October 1, 1952 but reverted to its original name on April 1, 1988.

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 669 passengers daily.[1]

    Surrounding area

    • Sakuragaoka and Tsukigaoka residential areas
    • Kobe City Shinkatsu High School.

    See also

    References

    1. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌粟生線・駅別乗降人員<1日平均>の推移 [number of passengers getting on and off by Ao Line / station <daily average>] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kobe Electric Railway. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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