Railway station in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan
The south entrance of Sakurai Station in January 2008
Location
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 JapanCoordinates 34°30′47″N 135°50′48″E / 34.513142°N 135.846744°E / 34.513142; 135.846744 Owned by Operated by JR West Koutsu Service Kintetsu RailwayLine(s) Distance Platforms Tracks JR-West: 3 Kintetsu Railway: 2 Train operators Bus stands 4 Connections 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) Structure 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) Station code D42 Website JR West website Kintetsu website Opened JR-West: 23 May 1893 (1893-05-23 ) Kintetsu Railway: 5 January 1929 (1929-01-05 ) Rebuilt 1995 Electrified JR-West: 1980 2016 JR-West: 2,043 daily Kintetsu Railway: 17,738 daily
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 .
Contactless smart cards including ICOCA (JR-West) and PiTaPa (Surutto KANSAI) are available on both rail systems.