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Sakura Station (Mie)

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Operated by
  
Kintetsu Railway

Passengers (FY2010)
  
2189 daily

Line(s)
  
Yunoyama Line

Opened
  
1913

Sakura Station (Mie)

Location
  
412-1 Chishaku-cho, Yokkaichi, Mie （三重県四日市市智積町字武佐412-1） Japan

Previous names
  
Sakuramura (until 1954)

Address
  
Japan, Mie Prefecture, 四日 市智積町字武佐412-1

Similar
  
Takatsuno Station, Ise‑Kawashima Station, Ise‑Matsumoto Station, Komono Station, Naka‑Komono Station

Sakura Station (桜駅, Sakura-eki) is a railway station on the Yunoyama Line in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. Sakura Station is 8.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station.

Contents

Lines

  • Kintetsu Railway
  • Yunoyama Line

    • Layout

    Sakura Station has two opposed side platforms, one for each direction. This makes it possible for trains running in opposite directions one the single-line Yunoyama Line to pass each other at this station. There is a north and south entrance, and passengers going between the entrances and the platforms use an underground walkway.

    Usage

    The station is used primarily by morning and evening commuters to school and work.

    According to a study conducted on November 8, 2005, there are 3700 people that pass through this station daily. This makes it the:

  • 144th busiest Kintetsu station (out of 323 total stations at the time).
  • 20th busiest Kintetsu station in Mie Prefecture (out of 116 total stations at the time).
  • 2nd busiest station on the Yunoyama Line (out of 10 total stations).

    • Surrounding area

  • West Yokkaichi High School
  • National Route 477

    • History

  • June 1, 1913 - Yokkaichi Railway opens the station as Sakuramura Station (桜村駅 Sakuramura-eki).
  • March 1, 1931 - Due to mergers, station falls under the ownership of Mie Railway.
  • February 11, 1944 - Due to mergers, station falls under the ownership of Sanco.
  • July 1, 1954 - Officially renamed to Sakura Station.
  • February 1, 1964 - Railway division of Sanco splits off and forms separate company, station falls under the ownership of Mie Electric Railway.
  • March 1, 1964 - During renovations on the line, station is moved about 0.2km to the northeast.
  • April 1, 1965 - Due to mergers, stations fall under the ownership of Kintetsu.
  • August 28, 1999 - Underground walkway opens. Station-front park at the north exit opens.
  • April 1, 2007 - Support for PiTaPa and ICOCA begins.

    • References

    Sakura Station (Mie) Wikipedia
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