Sakurai Station (Nara)

Sakurai Station 桜井駅
commuter rail station
The south entrance of Sakurai Station in January 2008
General information
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
Coordinates	34°30′47″N 135°50′48″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) Kintetsu Railway
Operated by	JR West Koutsu Service Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line  D  Osaka Line
Distance	JR-West: 19.7 km (12.2 mi) from Nara Kintetsu Railway: 39.8 km (24.7 mi) from Ōsaka-Uehonmachi
Platforms	JR-West: 1 side platform and 1 island platform Kintetsu Railway: 2 side platforms
Tracks	JR-West: 3 Kintetsu Railway: 2
Train operators	JR-West Kintetsu Railway
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)
Construction
Structure type	JR-West: At grade Kintetsu Railway: Elevated
Parking	Available
Bicycle 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
Website	JR West website Kintetsu website
History
Opened	JR-West: 23 May 1893 (1893-05-23) Kintetsu Railway: 5 January 1929 (1929-01-05)
Rebuilt	1995
Electrified	JR-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

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.

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

Lines

• JR-West
  •  U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line
• Kintetsu Railway
  •  D  Osaka Line

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

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  Sakurai Station north entrance in February 2011

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (JR-West) (in Japanese)
• Official website (Kintetsu)