Sakurai Station (Nara)

Railway station in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan

JR-West: 191-1, Sakurai, Sakurai
（奈良県桜井市桜井191-1番地）
Kintetsu: 190-2, Sakurai, Sakurai
（奈良県桜井市桜井190-2）

Nara Prefecture
JapanCoordinates34°30′47″N 135°50′48″E / 34.513142°N 135.846744°E / 34.513142; 135.846744Owned by

West Japan Railway Company (JR-West)
Kintetsu Railway

Operated by

JR West Koutsu Service
Kintetsu Railway

Line(s)

U Man-yō Mahoroba Line
D Osaka Line

Distance

JR-West: 19.7 km (12.2 mi) from Nara
Kintetsu Railway: 39.8 km (24.7 mi) from Ōsaka-Uehonmachi

Platforms

JR-West: 1 side platform and 1 island platform
Kintetsu Railway: 2 side platforms

Tracks

JR-West: 3
Kintetsu Railway: 2

Train operators

JR-West
Kintetsu Railway

Bus stands4Connections

Kanto Bus / Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: Yamato-gō Shinjuku—Gojō Route at Sakurai-eki (North Exit)
Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise / Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: Airport Limousine Kansai Airport—Yamato-Yagi / Takada Route at Sakurai-eki (North Exit)
Nara Kotsu Bus Lines:
- 60, 62, and 63 at Sakurai-eki (North Exit)
- 37 and 71 at Sakurai-eki (South Exit)
Sakurai City Community Bus:
- Hase / Asakuradai Route, Northwestern Circular Route, North Circular Route at Sakurai-eki (North Exit)
- South Circular Route, Tōnomine Route at Sakurai-eki (South Exit)

ConstructionStructure type

JR-West: At grade
Kintetsu Railway: Elevated

Parking

AvailableBicycle facilities

AvailableAccessible

JR-West: Yes (1 elevator and 1 escalator for the ticket gate, 1 elevator for each platform, and 1 accessible bathroom)
Kintetsu Railway: Yes (1 elevator and 1 escalator for each platform, 1 accessible bathroom, and equipped wheelchairs)

Other informationStation code D42 WebsiteJR West website
Kintetsu websiteHistoryOpened

JR-West: 23 May 1893 (1893-05-23)
Kintetsu Railway: 5 January 1929 (1929-01-05)

Rebuilt1995ElectrifiedJR-West: 1980Passengers2016

JR-West: 2,043 daily
Kintetsu Railway: 17,738 daily

Services

Preceding station		JR-West	Following station
U Man-yō Mahoroba Line
Kaguyama toward Wakayama, Ōji, and Takada			Miwa toward Nara
Kaguyama toward JR Namba		Rapid Service	Miwa One-way
Preceding station		Kintetsu Railway	Following station
	D Osaka Line
Daifuku toward Osaka Uehommachi, Takayasu, and Yamato-Yagi		Local	Yamato-Asakura toward Nabari and Haibara
Daifuku toward Osaka Uehommachi		Suburban Semi-Express	Yamato-Asakura toward Nabari and Haibara
Daifuku toward Osaka Uehommachi		Semi-Express	Yamato-Asakura toward Nabari and Haibara
Yamato-Yagi toward Osaka Uehommachi		Express	Yamato-Asakura toward Isuzugawa, Ujiyamada, Aoyamachō, and Nabari
Yamato-Yagi toward Osaka Uehommachi		Rapid Express	Haibara toward Isuzugawa, Matsusaka, and Aoyamachō

Sakurai Station (桜井駅, Sakurai-eki) is a railway station in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan.^[1] Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services. Sakurai Station is also served by the Osaka Line of the Kintetsu Railway.