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Sakura Station (Mie)

Sakura Station
桜駅
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Sakura Station
Location 412-1 Chishaku-cho, Yokkaichi, Mie
(三重県四日市市智積町字武佐412-1)
Japan
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) Yunoyama Line
History
Opened 1913
Previous names Sakuramura (until 1954)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010) 2189 daily

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.

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.

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:


Coordinates: 34°59′48″N 136°32′30″E / 34.99667°N 136.54167°E / 34.99667; 136.54167


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