Sakurai Station (Aichi)

Sakurai Station (桜井駅, Sakurai-eki) is a railway station in the city of Anjō, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.


Sakurai Station

桜井駅
Sakurai Station in April 2018
General information
LocationShinden-19-11 Sakuraichō, Anjō-shi, Aichi-ken 444-1154
Japan
Coordinates34.918°N 137.088°E / 34.918; 137.088
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s) Meitetsu Nishio Line
Distance7.9 kilometers from Shin Anjō
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeGN05
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 1, 1926
Previous namesHekikai Sakurai (to 2008)
Passengers
FY20174711 daily
Location
Sakurai Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Sakurai Station
Sakurai Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Sakurai Station is located in Japan
Sakurai Station
Sakurai Station
Sakurai Station (Japan)
Platforms

Lines

Sakurai 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

The station is an elevated station with a dual opposed side platforms with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1  Nishio Line for Shin Anjō
2  Nishio Line for Nishio and Kira Yoshida

Adjacent stations

« Service »
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

Sakurai 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

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4,711 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Anjō Minami High School
  • Anjō Special Education School

See also

References

  1. 運輸・通信 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Anjo City. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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