is a
railway station
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in the city of
Aisai
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,320 in 23,451 households, and a population density of 919 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Aisai is a member of the World Health Organizat ...
,
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...
,
Japan
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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
Saya Station is served by the
Meitetsu Bisai Line
The is a 30.9 km Japanese railway line which connects Yatomi Station in Yatomi, Aichi with Tamanoi Station in Ichinomiya, Aichi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu).
Stations
History
The Yatom ...
, and is located 4.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .
Station layout
The station has a single
island platform
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and a single
side platform
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, connected by a footbridge. The platforms are not even: platform 1 can accommodate trains of eight carriages in length, whereas platforms 2 and 3 are shorter, and can accommodate trains of only up to six carriages. The station has automated
ticket machine
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s,
Manaca
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automated
turnstile
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s and is unattended.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
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Station history
Saya Station was opened on April 3, 1898 as the middle of three stations on a section of line by the privately held Bisai Railroad, which was purchased by Meitetsu on August 1, 1925 becoming the Meitetsu Bisai Line.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4,280 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
*Saya Junior High School
*Saya Elementary School
See also
*
List of Railway Stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
*
Railway stations
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It ...
References
External links
Official web page
{{Meitetsu Bisai Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898
Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture
Stations of Nagoya Railroad
Aisai, Aichi