Sakurai Station (Nara)

Sakurai Station

桜井駅
West Japan Railway Company
commuter rail station
The south entrance of Sakurai Station in January 2008
General information
Location
  • JR-West: 191-1, Sakurai, Sakurai-shi, Nara-ken
    （奈良県桜井市桜井191-1番地）
  • Kintetsu: 190-2, Sakurai, Sakurai-shi, Nara-ken
    （奈良県桜井市桜井190-2）

Japan
Coordinates34°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 Railway
Line(s)
Distance
Platforms
Tracks
  • JR-West: 3
  • Kintetsu Railway: 2
Train operators
Bus stands4
Connections
  • Bus interchange Kanto Bus / Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: Yamato-gō Shinjuku—Gojō Route at Sakurai-eki (North Exit)
  • Bus interchange Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise / Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: Airport Limousine Kansai Airport—Yamato-Yagi / Takada Route at Sakurai-eki (North Exit)
  • Bus interchange Nara Kotsu Bus Lines:
    • 60, 62, and 63 at Sakurai-eki (North Exit)
    • 37 and 71 at Sakurai-eki (South Exit)
  • Bus interchange 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)
Construction
Structure type
  • JR-West: At grade
  • Kintetsu Railway: Elevated
ParkingParking Available
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle facilities Available
Accessible
  • 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 information
Station code D42 
WebsiteJR West website
Kintetsu website
History
Opened
  • JR-West: 23 May 1893 (1893-05-23)
  • Kintetsu Railway: 5 January 1929 (1929-01-05)
Rebuilt1995
ElectrifiedJR-West: 1980
Passengers
2016
  • 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
Location
Sakurai Station is located in Nara Prefecture
Sakurai Station
Sakurai Station
Location within Nara Prefecture
Sakurai Station is located in Japan
Sakurai Station
Sakurai Station
Sakurai Station (Japan)
Map

Sakurai Station (桜井駅, Sakurai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of 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.

  1. ^ "Sakurai | Station facilities and services | Travel by Train | Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd". www.kintetsu.co.jp. Retrieved 2023-06-03.