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Railway station in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Sakurai Station
桜井駅West Japan Railway Company
commuter rail station
The south entrance of Sakurai Station in January 2008
General information
Location
  • JR-West: 191-1, Sakurai, Sakurai-shi, Nara-ken
    （奈良県桜井市桜井191-1番地）
  • Kintetsu: 190-2, Sakurai, Sakurai-shi, Nara-ken
    （奈良県桜井市桜井190-2）

Japan
Coordinates34°30′47″N 135°50′48″E / 34.513142°N 135.846744°E / 34.513142; 135.846744
Owned by
Operated by
  • JR West Koutsu Service
  • Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)
Distance
Platforms
Tracks
  • JR-West: 3
  • Kintetsu Railway: 2
Train operators
Bus stands4
Connections
  • Bus interchange Kanto Bus / Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: Yamato-gō Shinjuku—Gojō Route at Sakurai-eki (North Exit)
  • Bus interchange Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise / Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: Airport Limousine Kansai Airport—Yamato-Yagi / Takada Route at Sakurai-eki (North Exit)
  • Bus interchange Nara Kotsu Bus Lines:
    • 60, 62, and 63 at Sakurai-eki (North Exit)
    • 37 and 71 at Sakurai-eki (South Exit)
  • Bus interchange 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
ParkingParking Available
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle 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 
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
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
Location
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Sakurai Station (桜井駅, Sakurai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of 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

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. The station has a Midori on Madoguchi staffed ticket office.


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 Sakurai Station north entrance in February 2011

History

Sakurai Station opened on 23 May 1893 as the terminus of the Osaka Railway from Takada Station. The Nara Railway connected to the station on 11 May 1898. In 1900 the Osaka Railway was acquired by the Kansai Railway, and the Nara Railway was likewise acquired by the Kansai Railway in 1905. The Kansai Railway was nationalized in 1907. On 11 December 1909, the Hatsuse Tramway opens between Sakurai Station and Hatsuse Station; this line was renamed the Hatsuse Railway in 1912 and the Hase Railway in 1915. On 8 January 1928, the Hase Railway was acquired by the Osaka Electric Tramway, which merged with the Sangu Express Railway in 1941 to become the Kansai Express Railway. In 1944, the Kansai Express Railway became part of the Kintetsu Railway. With the privatisation of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the what is now the JR portion of the station became parts of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). A new station building was completed on 10 March 1995, at which the exit gates for the JR and Kintetsu portions of the station were separated.With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic for the JR portion of the station in fiscal 2020 was 1995 passengers. During discal 2019, the Kintetsu portion of the station was used by 8,435 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

  • Sakurai City Hall
  • Nara Prefectural Sakurai High School
  • Nara Prefectural Commercial High School

See also

References

  1. "Sakurai | Station facilities and services | Travel by Train | Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd". www.kintetsu.co.jp. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  2. 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 [Encyclopedia of Station Changes] (in Japanese). Nihon Kōtsū Kōsha, 日本交通公社. (Shohan ed.). Tōkyō: JTB. 1998. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. OCLC 41362424.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook 2021 Chapter 13: Transportation and Communications - JR Transportation Performance

External links

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