Saikū Station (斎宮駅, Saikū-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Meiwa, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.
Saikū Station 斎宮駅 | |||||
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 Saikū Station in 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 3043-3 Saikū, Meiw-cho, Taki-gun, Mie-ken 515-0321 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°32′15″N 136°36′55″E / 34.5376°N 136.6153°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||
| Line(s) |  Yamada Line | ||||
| Distance | 17.1 km from Ise-Nakagawa | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
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| Other information | |||||
| Station code | M68 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | March 27, 1930 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 850 daily | ||||
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Lines
editSaikū Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 17.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ise-Nakagawa Station.[1]
Station layout
editThe station was consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Yamada Line | for Ujiyamada, Toba and Kashikojima |
| 2 | ■ Yamada Line | for Ise-Nakagawa |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Yamada Line | ||||
| Koishiro | Local | Myōjō | ||
History
editSaikū Station opened on March 27, 1930 as a station on the Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway. On March 15, 1941, the line merged with Osaka Electric Railway to become a station on Kansai Kyuko Railway's Yamada Line.[2] This line in turn was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu.[2] A new station building was completed in 1944; this was replaced by a modern building in 1992.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 850 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
editReferences
editExternal links
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Media related to Saikū Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kintetsu: Saikū Station (in Japanese)