Saya Station (佐屋駅, Saya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Aisai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
 Saya Station 佐屋駅 | |||||
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 Saya Station in August 2012 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Saya-cho Sahara 2277, Aisai-shi, Aichi-ken 496-0902 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°08′52″N 136°43′02″E / 35.1477°N 136.7173°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Bisai Line | ||||
| Distance | 4.8 kilometers from Yatomi | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | TB09 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | April 3, 1898 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 4,280 daily | ||||
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Lines edit
Saya Station is served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line, and is located 4.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yatomi.
Station layout edit
The station has a single island platform and a single side platform, connected by a footbridge. The platforms are not even: platform 1 can accommodate trains of eight carriages in length, whereas platforms 2 and 3 are shorter, and can accommodate trains of only up to six carriages. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Bisai Line | for Tsushima, Sukaguchi, Meitetsu-Nagoya, and Meitetsu-Ichinomiya |
| 2 | ■ Bisai Line | for Yatomi |
| 3 | ■ Bisai Line | for Tsushima, Sukaguchi, Meitetsu-Nagoya, and Meitetsu-Ichinomiya |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Nagoya Railroad | ||||
| Bisai Line | ||||
| Gonosan | - | Hibino | ||
Station history edit
Saya Station was opened on April 3, 1898 as the middle of three stations on a section of line by the privately held Bisai Railroad, which was purchased by Meitetsu on August 1, 1925 becoming the Meitetsu Bisai Line.[1]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4,280 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Saya Junior High School
- Saya Elementary School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 8, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., pp. 20, 21, ISBN 978-4-02-340138-9
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External links edit
- Official web page (in Japanese)