Sakurai Station | |
| Native Name: | 桜井駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | Shinden-19-11 Sakuraichō, Anjō-shi, Aichi-ken 444-1154 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 34.918°N 137.088°W |
| Operator: | Meitetsu |
| Line: | Meitetsu Nishio Line |
| Distance: | 7.9 kilometers from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Code: | GN05 |
| Status: | Staffed |
| Opened: | July 1, 1926 |
| Former: | Hekikai Sakurai (to 2008) |
| Passengers: | 4711 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2017 |
| Map Type: | Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Sakurai Station |
is a railway station in the city of Anjō, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Sakurai Station is served by the Meitetsu Nishio Line, and is located 7.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .
The station is an elevated station with a dual opposed side platforms with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.
Only some Express trains stop at Hekikai Furui
Sakurai Station was opened on July 1, 1926, as 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.
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4,711 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]