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. 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. Platforms Adjacent stations . History Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station opened on November 19, 1930, as 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. This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944, to form Kintetsu. The station name was changed to its present name on March 1, 1965. 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. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 554 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). 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 Kintetsu: Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1930 Railway stations in Mie Prefecture Stations of Kintetsu Railway Tsu, Mie