Sakurai Station (Aichi)
Sakurai Station 桜井駅 | |
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|---|---|
| Sakurai Station | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Aichi (See other stations in Aichi) |
| City | Anjō |
| Postal code | 444 - 1154 |
| (in Japanese) | 愛知県安城市桜井町新田19-11 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1926 |
| Former name | Hekikai Sakurai Station |
| Present name since | 2008 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Nagoya Railroad |
| Line(s) | Meitetsu Nishio Line |
| Statistics | 3,793 passengers/day 2008 |
Sakurai Station (桜井駅 Sakurai-eki) is a train station on the Meitetsu Nishio Line located in Anjō, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 7.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Nishio Line at Shin Anjō.
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.
Lines
- Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) Nishio Line
Layout
Sakurai Station is an elevated station with a dual opposed side platforms.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Nishio Line | for Shin Anjō |
| 2 | ■Nishio Line | for Nishio and Kira Yoshida |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Nagoya Railroad Nishio Line | ||||
| Minami Anjō | Limited Express | Nishio | ||
| Minami Anjō | Express | Yonezu | ||
| Minami Anjō | Semi Express | Minami Sakurai | ||
| Horiuchikōen | Local | Minami Sakurai | ||
External links
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- (Japanese) Meitetsu Station information
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