Sakabe Station

Sakabe Station
坂部駅

Station building
Location Sakabe 35-7, Agui, Chita, Aichi
(愛知県知多郡阿久比町大字卯坂字上向田35番地7)
Japan
Operated by Nagoya Railroad
Line(s) Meitetsu Kōwa Line
History
Opened 1931
Traffic
Passengers (2008) 380 daily

Sakabe Station (坂部駅 Sakabe-eki) is a railway station operated by Meitetsu's Kōwa Line located in Agui, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 9.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōtagawa Station. [1]

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.

Lines

Sakabe Station has two opposed side platforms. The platforms are short and can handle trains of only six carriages or less.

Layout

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

References

  1. 坂部 [Sakabe] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

Coordinates: 34°56′30″N 136°54′59″E / 34.9418°N 136.9164°E / 34.9418; 136.9164


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