Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station

34°40′29″N 136°20′55″E / 34.6747°N 136.3487°E / 34.6747; 136.3487Operated by Kintetsu RailwayLine(s) Osaka LineDistance95.4 km from Ōsaka UehommachiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeD57WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedNovember 19, 1930Previous namesSada (until 1965)PassengersFY2019554 daily

Location
Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station Location within Mie Prefecture Show map of Mie Prefecture Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station (Japanese: 榊原温泉口駅, Hepburn: Sakakibara-Onsenguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Lines

Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station is served by the Osaka Line, and is located 95.4 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Uehommachi Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station was consists of two opposed side platforms. The station is built on the side of a hill, with the platforms at a higher elevation than the station building.^{[citation needed]}

Platforms

1	■ Osaka Line	for Ise-Nakagawa, Ujiyamada, Kashikojima, and Nagoya
2	■ Osaka Line	for Nabari , Yamato-Yagi , Osaka Uehommachi and Osaka Namba

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Osaka Line
Higashi-Aoyama		Local		Ōmitsu
Higashi-Aoyama		Express (including morning westbound trains to become rapid express trains at Nabari)		Ise-Nakagawa
Aoyamacho		Rapid Express (eastbond trains only)		Ise-Nakagawa

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History

Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station opened on November 19, 1930, as Sada Station (佐田駅, Sada-eki) on the Sangu Express Electric Railway. After merging with Osaka Electric Kido on March 15, 1941, the line became the Kansai Express Railway's Osaka Line.^[2] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944, to form Kintetsu.^[2] The station name was changed to its present name on March 1, 1965.^{[citation needed]} On December 18, 1973, due to failure of an ATS system, a runaway train derailed in the Aoyama Tunnel near this station, with 25 fatalities.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 554 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• Sakakibara Onsen
• Hojuyama Daikannon-ji
• Louvre Sculpture Museum
• Tsu City Hakusan Folk Museum

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kintetsu: Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station (in Japanese)