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
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

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)