Nara Station


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

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

Passenger statistics

According to the "Statistical Yearbook of Nara Prefecture", the average number of passengers per day is as follows.
YearPassengers
199319,894
199419,748
199520,310
199620,796
199720,218
199820,434
199920,332
200020,023
200120,052
200219,574
200319,201
200418,973
200518,700
200618,548
200718,371
200818,362
200917,829
201018,161
201117,250
201217,469
201317,543
201417,486
201518,071
201618,152

Adjacent stations

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Bus terminals

highway buses