:Saya Station

{{short description|Railway station in Aisai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name =50px
Saya Station

| native_name = 佐屋駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = MT-Saya_Station-Building.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Saya Station in August 2012

| other_name =

| address = Saya-cho Sahara 2277, Aisai-shi, Aichi-ken 496-0902

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|35.1477|N|136.7173|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 20px Meitetsu

| line = {{Colorbull|#e85624}} Bisai Line

| distance = 4.8 kilometers from {{STN|Yatomi|x}}

| platforms = 1 side + 1 island platform

| connections =

| structure =

| code = TB09

| status = Unstaffed

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.meitetsu.co.jp/train/station_info/line09/station/2613.html}}

| opened = April 3, 1898

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 4,280 daily

| pass_year = FY2017

| map_type = Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Saya Station

}}

{{Nihongo|Saya Station|佐屋駅|Saya-eki}} is a railway station in the city of Aisai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines

Saya Station is served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line, and is located 4.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Yatomi|x}}.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform and a single side platform, connected by a footbridge. The platforms are not even: platform 1 can accommodate trains of eight carriages in length, whereas platforms 2 and 3 are shorter, and can accommodate trains of only up to six carriages. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

=Platforms=

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name= Bisai Line|idx=|linecol=#e85624|dir=for {{STN|Tsushima|x}}, {{STN|Sukaguchi|x}}, {{STN|Meitetsu-Nagoya|x}}, and {{STN|Meitetsu-Ichinomiya|x}} }}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx= Bisai Line|linecol= #e85624 |dir=for {{STN|Yatomi|x}} }}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|first=3|nidx= Bisai Line|linecol= #e85624 |dir=for Tsushima, Sukaguchi, Meitetsu-Nagoya, and Meitetsu-Ichinomiya }}

Adjacent stations

!colspan=5|Nagoya Railroad

{{J-rserv|service=-|previous={{STN|Gonosan|x}}|next={{STN|Hibino|x|Aisai, Aichi}}|f=b}}

Station history

Saya Station was opened on April 3, 1898 as the middle of three stations on a section of line by the privately held Bisai Railroad, which was purchased by Meitetsu on August 1, 1925 becoming the Meitetsu Bisai Line.{{Citation | last =鷲田 | first =鉄也 | date =September 2010 | periodical =週刊朝日百科 | series =週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 | place=Japan | publisher =Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc. | issue =8 | pages =20, 21 | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-02-340138-9 }}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4,280 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://www.city.aisai.lg.jp/cmsfiles/contents/0000010/10294/07unnyu_30.pdf|script-title=ja:7-2.駅別乗降客数)|year= 2018|publisher= Aisai City|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 5 July 2019}}