Nara Station

Nara Station (奈良駅) 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 Kyoto begin here and run on the Kansai Line to Kizu before diverging. Also, a limited number of Gakkentoshi Line trains terminate here via Kizu during early mornings and late nights.

Yamatoji Line trains from Ōsaka and JR Namba continue past here to Kamo.

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.

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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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