Sakurai Station (Aichi)

Sakurai Station
桜井駅

Sakurai Station
Location Anjō, Aichi
(愛知県安城市桜井町新田19-11)
Japan
Operated by Nagoya Railroad
Line(s) Meitetsu Nishio Line
History
Opened 1926
Previous names Hekikai Sakurai (until 2008)
Traffic
Passengers (2008) 3,793 daily

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

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 »
Nagoya Railroad Nishio Line
Minami Anjō   Limited Express   Nishio
Minami Anjō   Express   Yonezu
Minami Anjō   Semi Express   Minami Sakurai
Horiuchikōen   Local   Minami Sakurai
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Coordinates: 34°55′05″N 137°05′17″E / 34.918°N 137.088°E / 34.918; 137.088

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