Minami-Sakae Station

Minami-Sakae Station (南栄駅, Minami-Sakae-eki) is a railway station in the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Public–private partnership Toyohashi Railroad.

Minami-Sakae Station 南栄駅
Minami-Sakae Station in July 2009
General information
Location	Karaike-46-1 Minamisakaechō, Toyohashi-shi, Aichi-ken 441-8107 Japan
Coordinates	34°44′9.29″N 137°23′7.69″E
Operated by	Toyohashi Railroad
Line(s)	■ Atsumi Line
Distance	3.2 kilometers from Shin-Toyohashi
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	05
History
Opened	1937
Previous names	Rikugun Byoin-mae (to 1947)
Passengers
FY2017	3732 daily
Location Minami-Sakae Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Minami-Sakae Station Minami-Sakae Station (Japan)

Lines

Minami-Sakae Station is a station of the Atsumi Line, and is located 3.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Toyohashi Railroad
Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line
Aichidaigakumae		-	Takashi

Station history

Minami-Sakae Station was established in 1937 as Rikugun Byoin-mae Station (陸軍病院前駅) on the privately held Atsumi Railroad. On September 1, 1940, the Atsumi Railway became part of the Nagoya Railway system, but was spun out into the Toyohashi Railway on October 1, 1954. The station name changed to its present name in January 1947.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3732 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Toyohashi Technical High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Toyohashi Railway Official home page