History
Sakuramachi-mae Station was opened on October 5, 1928 as Chugaku-mae Station (中学前駅, Chugaku-mae-eki?) on the privately held Nishio Railway. On December 21, 1926 the Nishio Railway merged with the Aichi Electric Railway, which was acquired by the Meitetsu Group on Augusut 1, 1935. It was renamed to its present name on December 1, 1949. The station has been unattended since February 1967.
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