Station

Saigu

斎宮

Saigu
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Train service

Weekday departures: 48/day · Sat & holiday departures: 47/day

First / last train (weekday): 5:21 / 24:10

Busiest hour: 6:00–7:00 (3)

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Counts are departures in the timetable data shown on our live map.

Adjacent stations

Location

History

Saikū Station opened on 27 March 1930 as part of the Sangu Express Electric Railway's extension between Matsusaka and Gekū-mae (today's Miyamachi). On 15 March 1941 the line merged with Osaka Electric Tramway to form Kansai Express Railway, then merged again with Nankai Railway on 1 June 1944 to create Kintetsu. A new station building was completed in 1992. PiTaPa support began on 1 April 2007, and the station became fully unattended on 21 December 2013. A second "Historical Park" entrance on the platform 1 side, complete with rest area and tourist information for nearby Meiwa, was added on 19 March 2015.

Notes

On 26 March 2011 the station served as a filming location for the NTV Saturday drama The High-School Restaurant, where it appeared under the fictional name "Aikō Station."

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