Sakabe Station
Sakabe Station (坂部駅, Sakabe-eki) is a railway station in the town of Agui, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Lines
Sakabe Station is served by the Meitetsu Kōwa Line, and is located 9.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōtagawa.
Station layout
The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The platforms are short, and can handle trains of only six carriages or less. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line | For Chita Handa, Kōwa, and Utsumi |
| 2 | ■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line | For Ōtagawa and Kanayama |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meitetsu Kōwa Line | ||||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Semi Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Shirasawa | Local | Agui | ||
Station history
Sakabe Station was opened on April 1, 1931 as a station on the Chita Railway. The Chita Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on February 2, 1943. In February 2007, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented, after which time the station has been unattended.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 316 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Agui Ebi Elementary School
See also
References
- ^ 坂部 [Sakabe] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ 町内鉄道各駅乗車人員数 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Agui Town. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sakabe Station.
- Official web page (in Japanese)