Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station
Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station 榊原温泉口駅 | |
|---|---|
 Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1526-2 Hakusen-cho Sada, Tsu-shi, Mie-ken 515-2621 Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°40′29″N 136°20′55″E / 34.6747°N 136.3487°E |
| Operated by |  Kintetsu Railway |
| Line(s) |  Osaka Line |
| Distance | 95.4 km from Ōsaka Uehommachi |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Other information | |
| Station code | D57 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | November 19, 1930 |
| Previous names | Sada (until 1965) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 554 daily |
| Location | |
  Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station Location within Mie Prefecture  Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station (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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| 1 | ■ Osaka Line | for Ise-Nakagawa, Ujiyamada, Kashikojima, and Nagoya |
| 2 | ■ Osaka Line | for Nabari , Yamato-Yagi , Osaka Uehommachi and Osaka Namba |
Adjacent stations[edit]
| « | 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[edit]
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[edit]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 554 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area[edit]
- Sakakibara Onsen
- Hojuyama Daikannon-ji
- Louvre Sculpture Museum
- Tsu City Hakusan Folk Museum
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ a b Kintetsu Company History
- ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links[edit]
Media related to Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kintetsu: Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station (in Japanese)