Saikū Station
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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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.
Lines
Saikū 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
The station was consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Yamada Line | for Ujiyamada, Toba and Kashikojima |
| 2 | ■ Yamada Line | for Ise-Nakagawa |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamada Line | ||||
| Koishiro | Local | Myōjō | ||
History
Saikū 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
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 850 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
References
External links
Media related to Saikū Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kintetsu: Saikū Station (in Japanese)