Sakurai Station is also served by the Osaka Line of the Kintetsu Railway.

Contactless smart cards including ICOCA (JR-West) and PiTaPa (Surutto KANSAI) are available on both rail systems.

The Kintetsu station has two side platforms serving one track each.

[2] With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

During discal 2019, the Kintetsu portion of the station was used by 8,435 passengers daily.