Sakurai Station (Aichi)

Sakurai Station 桜井駅
Sakurai Station in April 2018
General information
Location	Shinden-19-11 Sakuraichō, Anjō-shi, Aichi-ken 444-1154 Japan
Coordinates	34.918°N 137.088°E / 34.918; 137.088
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Nishio Line
Distance	7.9 kilometers from Shin Anjō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	GN05
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 1, 1926
Previous names	Hekikai Sakurai (to 2008)
Passengers
FY2017	4711 daily
Location
Sakurai Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Sakurai Station Sakurai Station (Japan)

Platforms

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

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).

Surrounding area

• Anjō Minami High School
• Anjō Special Education School

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Sakurai Station (Aichi) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official web page (in Japanese)