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{{short description|Railway station in Anjō, Aichi Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name        =  [[File:MSN-GN05.svg|50px]]<br />Sakurai Station
| native_name = 桜井駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type        = 
| image       = MT-Sakurai Station-Building.jpg
| alt         = 
| caption     = Sakurai Station in April 2018
| other_name  = 
| address     = Shinden-19-11 Sakuraichō, Anjō-shi, Aichi-ken 444-1154
| country     = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|34.918|N|137.088|E|source:kolossus-jawiki|display=inline, title}}
| operator    = [[File:Meitetsu logomark 2.svg|20px]] [[Nagoya Railroad|Meitetsu]]
| line        = {{Colorbull|#654e9e}} [[Meitetsu Nishio Line]]
| distance    =  7.9 kilometers from {{STN|Shin Anjō|x}}
| platforms   =  2 side platforms
| connections = 
| structure   = 
| code        = GN05
| status = Staffed  
| website     = {{Official|1=http://www.meitetsu.co.jp/train/station_info/line03/station/1415.html}}
| opened      = July 1, 1926
| closed      = 
| former      = Hekikai Sakurai (to 2008)
| passengers  =  4711 daily
| pass_year   = FY2017
| map_type    = Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan    
| map_dot_label       = Sakurai Station
| services    = {{adjstn|system=Meitetsu|line=Nishio
|left1=Minami Anjō|note-left1=[[File:MSN-GN02.svg|25px|alt=GN02]]|type1={{SLL|Limited Express|c=red|t=white}}|right1=Nishio|note-right1=[[File:MSN-GN10.svg|25px|alt=GN10]]
|left2=Minami Anjō|note-left2=[[File:MSN-GN02.svg|25px|alt=GN02]]|type2={{SLL|Express|c=blue|t=white}}|right2=Minami Sakurai|note-right2=[[File:MSN-GN06.svg|25px|alt=GN06]]
|left3=Hekikai Furui|note-left3=[[File:MSN-GN03.svg|25px|alt=GN03]]|type3={{SLL|Express|c=blue|t=white}}|note-mid3=(some trains)|right3=Minami Sakurai|note-right3=[[File:MSN-GN06.svg|25px|alt=GN06]]
|left4=Horiuchikōen|note-left4=[[File:MSN-GN04.svg|25px|alt=GN04]]|type4={{SLL|Local|c=black|t=white}}|right4=Minami Sakurai|note-right4=[[File:MSN-GN06.svg|25px|alt=GN06]]
}}
}}
[[File:MT-Sakurai-station-platform.jpg|thumbnail|right|Platforms]]
{{nihongo|'''Sakurai Station'''|桜井駅|Sakurai-eki|}} is a [[train station|railway station]] in the city of [[Anjō, Aichi]], [[Japan]], operated by [[Nagoya Railroad|Meitetsu]].

==Lines==
Sakurai Station is served by the [[Meitetsu Nishio Line]], and is located 7.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Shin Anjō|x}}.

==Station layout==
The station is an elevated station with a dual opposed [[side platform]]s with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.

===Platforms===
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Nishio Line|col=#654e9e|dir=for {{STN|Shin Anjō|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx=Nishio Line|col=#654e9e|dir= for {{STN|Nishio|x}} and {{STN|Kira Yoshida|x}}}}

== Station history==
Sakurai Station was opened on July 1, 1926, as {{nihongo|'''Hekikai Sakurai Station'''|碧海桜井駅||}} on the privately held Hekikai Electric Railway. Hekikai Electric Railway merged with the [[Meitetsu Group]] on May 1, 1944. The tracks were elevated, a new station building was completed and the station renamed to its present name in June 2008.

==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4,711 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref name="Anjostats">{{cite web |url= https://www.city.anjo.aichi.jp/shisei/tokei/documents/08unyutsushin18.pdf|script-title=ja:運輸・通信|year= 2019|publisher= Anjo City|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 5 September 2019}}</ref>

==Surrounding area==
* Anjō Minami High School
* Anjō Special Education School

==See also==
* [[List of Railway Stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.meitetsu.co.jp/train/station_info/line03/station/1415.html Official web page] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Meitetsu Nishio Line}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926]]
[[Category:Stations of Nagoya Railroad]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Anjō, Aichi]]