Sakurai Station (Nara)

Sakurai Station (桜井駅, Sakurai-eki) is a railway station in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. 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.

Sakurai Station

桜井駅
commuter rail station
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
Japan
Coordinates34°30′47″N 135°50′48″E
Owned by
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance
  • JR-West: 19.7 km (12.2 mi) from Nara
  • Kintetsu Railway: 39.8 km (24.7 mi) from Ōsaka-Uehonmachi
Platforms
Tracks
  • JR-West: 3
  • Kintetsu Railway: 2
Train operators
Bus stands4
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)
Construction
Structure type
  • JR-West: At grade
  • Kintetsu Railway: Elevated
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Available
Disabled access
  • 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
Traffic
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

Contactless smart cards including ICOCA (JR-West) and PiTaPa (Surutto KANSAI) are available on both rail systems.

Lines

Layout

The elevated Kintetsu Osaka Line and the ground JR-West Sakurai Line are connected by a footbridge.

JR-West platforms

The JR-West station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks.

1 ■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line for Ōji, and Takada
2 ■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line for Nara
3 ■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line for Nara

Kintetsu Railway platforms

The Kintetsu station has two side platforms serving one track each.

1 ■ Osaka Line for Haibara and Nabari
2 ■ Osaka Line for Osaka Uehommachi
  • Sakurai Station north entrance in February 2011
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gollark: Best BSA? The best BSA is Incubate.
gollark: I mean, I *do*, but I've only got this ND...
gollark: No, they're 2G.
gollark: Someone offered three prizekins. How do they get these things?

See also


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