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 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.
+YearPassengers199319,894199419,748199520,310199620,796199720,218199820,434199920,332200020,023200120,052200219,574200319,201200418,973200518,700200618,548200718,371200818,362200917,829201018,161201117,250201217,469201317,543201417,486201518,071201618,152
Adjacent stations
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Bus terminals
highway buses Yamato; For Shinjuku Station and Keio Plaza Hotel Yamato; For Hon-Atsugi Station, Yokohama Station, Keisei Ueno Station, Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Disney Resort, Nishi-Funabashi Station, and Kaihimmakuhari Station Premium Dream / Seishun Eco Dream; For Shinjuku Station, Tokyo Station, and Shin-Kiba Station For Nagoya Station Airport Limousine; For Kansai International Airport Airport Limousine; For Osaka International Airport
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See also Kintetsu Nara Station List of railway stations in Japan
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