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Saikū Station (斎宮駅, Saikū-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Meiwa, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Saikū Station 斎宮駅
Saikū Station in 2008
General information
Location	3043-3 Saikū, Meiw-cho, Taki-gun, Mie-ken 515-0321 Japan
Coordinates	34.5376°N 136.6153°E / 34.5376; 136.6153
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	Yamada Line
Distance	17.1  km from Ise-Nakagawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	M68
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 27, 1930
Passengers
FY2019	850 daily
Location
Saikū Station Location within Mie Prefecture Show map of Mie Prefecture Saikū Station Saikū Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Saikū Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 17.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ise-Nakagawa Station.[1]

Station layout

The station was consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Yamada Line	for Ujiyamada, Toba and Kashikojima
2	■ Yamada Line	for Ise-Nakagawa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yamada Line
Koishiro		Local		Myōjō

History

Saikū Station opened on March 27, 1930 as a station on the Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway. On March 15, 1941, the line merged with Osaka Electric Railway to become a station on Kansai Kyuko Railway's Yamada Line.[2] This line in turn was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu.[2] A new station building was completed in 1944; this was replaced by a modern building in 1992.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 850 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

• Small-scale model of Saikū Palace, ancient home of the Saiō
• Saikū Historical Museum
• Meiwa Town Hall

References

External links

Media related to Saikū Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kintetsu: Saikū Station (in Japanese)

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