Sakabe Station

Sakabe Station 坂部駅
Sakabe Station in September 2014
General information
Location	Sakabe Usaka, Agui-machi, Chita-gun, Aichi-ken 470-2212 Japan
Coordinates	34.9418°N 136.9164°E / 34.9418; 136.9164
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line
Distance	9.5 kilometers from Ōtagawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	KC07
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 1, 1931
Passengers
FY2017	316 daily
Location Sakabe Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Sakabe Station Sakabe Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.[1]

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).[2]

Surrounding area

• Agui Ebi Elementary School

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 坂部 [Sakabe] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
2. 町内鉄道各駅乗車人員数 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Agui Town. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

External links

• Official web page (in Japanese)