Sakae Station (Hyōgo)

Sakae Station (栄駅, Sakae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nishi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).

Sakae Station

栄駅
Sakae Station, December 2008
General information
LocationSakae Oshibedanicho, Nishi-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 651-2211
Japan
Coordinates34°45′19″N 135°03′24″E / 34.755206°N 135.05664°E / 34.755206; 135.05664
Operated by Kobe Electric Railway
Line(s) Ao Line
Distance9.6 km from Suzurandai
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
Other information
Station codeKB46
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 June 1937 (1937-06-15)
Previous namesDentetsu Sakae (1952-1988)
Passengers
FY2019669
Location
Sakae Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Sakae Station
Sakae Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Sakae Station is located in Japan
Sakae Station
Sakae Station
Sakae Station (Japan)

Lines

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Sakae Station is served by the Ao Line and is 9.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Suzurandai and is 17.1 kilometers from Minatogawa and 17.5 kilometers from Shinkaichi.

Station layout

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The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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station side    Ao Line for Shijimi, Ebisu, Ono and Ao
opposite side    Ao Line for Kobata, Nishi-Suzurandai, Suzurandai and Shinkaichi

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Shintetsu Ao Line
Kobata   Local   Oshibedani
Kobata   Semi-Express   Oshibedani
Kobata   Express (running only for Shinkaichi)   Oshibedani
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station

History

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Sakai Station opened on June 15, 1937. It was renamed Dentetsu-Sakae Station (電鉄栄駅) on October 1, 1952 but reverted to its original name on April 1, 1988.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 669 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Sakuragaoka and Tsukigaoka residential areas
  • Kobe City Shinkatsu High School.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌粟生線・駅別乗降人員<1日平均>の推移 [number of passengers getting on and off by Ao Line / station <daily average>] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kobe Electric Railway. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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