Nara Station

For the Kintetsu terminal in Nara, see Kintetsu Nara Station.

Nara Station (奈良駅, Nara-eki) is a railway station located in Nara, Japan. Operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), it is the main stop in the city of Nara on the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line), the terminus for the Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line), and Nara Line trains for Kyoto begin here and run on the Kansai Line to Kizu before diverging. Also, a limited number of Gakkentoshi Line trains terminate here via Kizu during early mornings and late nights.

Nara Station 奈良駅
Nara Station building in September 2014
General information
Location	1-1, Sanjo-Hommachi, Nara City Nara Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°40′50.38″N 135°49′8.48″E
Operated by	JR West
Lines	Q Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) D Nara Line U Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line)
Platforms	3 island platforms
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	JR-Q36 JR-D21
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 December 1890; 134 years ago (1890-12-27)
Passengers
FY 2023	33,820 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Narayama towards Kyoto Nara Line Terminus Kōriyama towards JR Namba Yamatoji Line Narayama towards Kamo Kyōbate towards Takada Man-yō Mahoroba Line (Sakurai Line) Terminus
Track layout Legend ↑ 1 - 5: Narayama 1 - 4: Kyōbate → 5 4 3 2 1 ↓ 1 - 5: Kōriyama
Location Nara Station Location within Nara Prefecture Show map of Nara Prefecture Nara Station Nara Station (Kansai region) Show map of Kansai region Nara Station Nara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Yamatoji Line trains from Ōsaka and JR Namba continue past here to Kamo.

Overview

It is the central station of JR in the city of Nara, with many trains departing for Kyoto and Tennoji.

Layout

This station has three elevated island platforms serving five tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line	for Tenri, Sakurai, and Takada
	■ Yamatoji Line	for Horyuji, Oji, Tennoji, JR Namba, and Osaka (only in the early morning)
no number	■ Yamatoji Line	for Horyuji, Oji, Tennoji, JR Namba, and Osaka (able to change to the Man-yō Mahoroba Line)
2	■ Yamatoji Line	for Horyuji, Oji, Tennoji, JR Namba, and Osaka
3	■ Yamatoji Line	for Horyuji, Oji, Tennoji, JR Namba, and Osaka for Kizu and Kamo in the early morning
	■ Nara Line	part of trains for Uji and Kyoto
4	■ Gakkentoshi Line	for Doshisha-mae and Shijonawate in the early morning
4, 5	■ Yamatoji Line	for Kizu and Kamo
	■ Nara Line	for Uji and Kyoto

Passenger statistics

According to the "Statistical Yearbook of Nara Prefecture", the average number of passengers per day is as follows.^{[citation needed]}

Year	Passengers
1993	19,894
1994	19,748
1995	20,310
1996	20,796
1997	20,218
1998	20,434
1999	20,332
2000	20,023
2001	20,052
2002	19,574
2003	19,201
2004	18,973
2005	18,700
2006	18,548
2007	18,371
2008	18,362
2009	17,829
2010	18,161
2011	17,250
2012	17,469
2013	17,543
2014	17,486
2015	18,071
2016	18,152

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR West
Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) including through trains to and from the Gakkentoshi Line
Narayama		Local		Kōriyama
Narayama		Regional Rapid Service (Yamatoji Line)		Kōriyama
Narayama		Regional Rapid Service (Gakkentoshi Line)		Terminus
Narayama		Rapid Service (Yamatoji Line)		Kōriyama
Narayama		Rapid Service (Gakkentoshi Line)		Terminus
Narayama		Yamatoji Rapid Service		Kōriyama
Terminus		Direct Rapid Service		Kōriyama
Terminus		Limited express Mahoroba		Shin-Osaka

Bus terminals

highway buses

• Yamato; For Shinjuku Station and Keio Plaza Hotel^[2]
• Yamato; For Hon-Atsugi Station, Yokohama Station, Keisei Ueno Station, Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Disney Resort, Nishi-Funabashi Station, and Kaihimmakuhari Station^[3]
• Premium Dream / Seishun Eco Dream; For Shinjuku Station, Tokyo Station, and Shin-Kiba Station^[4]
• For Nagoya Station^[5]
• Airport Limousine; For Kansai International Airport^[6]
• Airport Limousine; For Osaka International Airport^[7]

Gallery

• 
  Old building of Nara station, August 2016
• 
  Platforms 4 and 5, August 2008

See also

• Kintetsu Nara Station
• List of railway stations in Japan