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(JR West), it is the main stop in the city of Nara on the

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), the terminus for the Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line), and

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trains for begin here and run on the Kansai Line to before diverging. Also, a limited number of

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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 platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular o ...

s serving five tracks.

Platforms

Passenger statistics

According to the "Statistical Yearbook of Nara Prefecture", the average number of passengers per day is as follows.

Adjacent stations

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Bus terminals

highway buses

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Gallery

Nara Station, old building.jpg, Old building of Nara station, August 2016 JRwestNara Station Platform2008-08-31.jpg, Platforms 4 and 5, August 2008

References

External links

* Railway stations in Nara Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1890 Buildings and structures in Nara, Nara {{Nara-railstation-stub