Saikū Station

Railway station in Meiwa, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Bus terminal

Other informationStation codeM68WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedMarch 27, 1930PassengersFY2019850 daily

Location
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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

Small-scale model of Saikū, ancient home of the Saiō
Saikū Historical Museum
Meiwa Town Hall

References

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b [1] Kintetsu Company History
^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.