is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

in the city of Anjō, Aichi,

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, operated by

Meitetsu , referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which off ...

Lines

Sakurai Station is served by the

Meitetsu Nishio Line The is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, connecting Shin Anjō and Kira Yoshida. It originally included a branch from Nishio-guchi to Okazaki-shin on the Tokaido Main ...

, and is located 7.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station is an elevated station with a dual opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Only some Express trains stop at Hekikai Furui

Station history

Sakurai Station was opened on July 1, 1926, as on the privately held Hekikai Electric Railway. Hekikai Electric Railway merged with the

Meitetsu Group The of companies centers on the Nagoya Railroad railway company, which links Nagoya and its suburbs. Many companies in the group are designed to enhance the value of the Meitetsu rail network. In addition to the railroad system, the group includes ...

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).

Surrounding area

* Anjō Minami High School * Anjō Special Education School

References

External links

Official web page
{{Meitetsu Nishio Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926 Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Stations of Nagoya Railroad Anjō, Aichi