Sakura Station (Mie)

Railway station in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Sakura Station

Sakura Station

General information
Location| 412-1 Chishaku-cho, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken 512-1212
Japan
Coordinates| 34°59′48″N 136°32′30″E﻿ / ﻿34.99667°N 136.54167°E﻿ / 34.99667; 136.54167
Operated by|  Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)|  Yunoyama Line
Distance| 8.7 km from Kintetsu-Yokkaichi
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Other information
Station code| K26
Website| Official website
History
Opened| June 1, 1913
Previous names| Sakuramura (until 1954)
Passengers
FY2019| 1911 daily
Location

Sakura Station

Location within Mie Prefecture

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Sakura Station

Sakura Station (Japan)

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Sakura Station (桜駅, Sakura-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

## Lines[edit]

Sakura Station is a terminus of the Yunoyama Line, and is located 8.7 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station.[1]

## Station layout[edit]

The station consists 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.

### Platforms[edit]

1 | ■ Yunoyama Line | for Yokkaichi • Nagoya • Osaka

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2 | ■ Yunoyama Line | for Komono • Yunoyama-Onsen

## Adjacent stations[edit]

« | Service  | »

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Yunoyama Line
Takatsuno |  | Local  |  | Komono

## History[edit]

The station opened on June 1, 1913 as Sakuramura Station (桜村駅 Sakuramura-eki) on the Yokkaichi Railway. On March 1, 1931 it fell under the ownership of Mie Railway following a merger. The station was transferred to Sanco following a merger in February 11, 1944. The station was renamed to Sakura Station on July 1, 1954. On February 1, 1964 the railway division of Sanco split off to form a separate company and the station came under the control of the Mie Electric Railway, which merged with Kintetsu on April 1, 1965.[2] In the meantime, on March 1, 1964 during renovations on the line, station is moved about 0.2 km to the northeast. On August 28, 1999 - Underground walkway and Station-front park at the north exit were opened.

## Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1911 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

## Surrounding area[edit]

* West Yokkaichi High School
* Japan National Route 477

## See also[edit]

* List of railway stations in Japan

## References[edit]

1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
2. ^ Kintetsu Company History
3. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

## External links[edit]

Media related to Sakura Station (Mie) at Wikimedia Commons

* Kintetsu: Sakura Station(in Japanese)

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Stations of the Yunoyama Line

* Kintetsu Yokkaichi
* Nakagawara
* Ise-Matsumoto
* Ise-Kawashima
* Takatsuno
* Sakura
* Komono
* Naka-Komono
* Ōbane-en
* Yunoyama-Onsen

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