Sakurai Station (Nara)

Sakurai Station 桜井駅
commuter rail station
The south entrance of Sakurai Station
Location	JR-West: 191-1, Sakurai, Sakurai Kintetsu Railway: 190-2, Sakurai, Sakurai Nara Japan JR-West: （奈良県桜井市桜井191-1番地） Kintetsu Railway: （奈良県桜井市桜井190-2）
Coordinates	34°30′47″N 135°50′48″E / 34.513142°N 135.846744°E / 34.513142; 135.846744Coordinates: 34°30′47″N 135°50′48″E / 34.513142°N 135.846744°E / 34.513142; 135.846744
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 platforms 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
Disabled access	JR-West: Yes (1 elevator and 1 escaltor for the ticket gate, 1 elevator for each platform, and 1 accessible bathroom) Kintetsu Railway: Yes (1 elevators and 1 escalator for each platform, 1 accessible bathroom, and equipped wheelchairs)
Other information
Station code	D42
Website	www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621709 (Japanese) www.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/en_station02033.html
History
Opened	JR-West: 23 May 1893 (1893-05-23) Kintetsu Railway: 5 January 1929 (1929-01-05)
Rebuilt	1995
Electrified	JR-West: 1980
Traffic
Passengers (2012 / 2015)	JR-West: 2,122 daily Kintetsu Railway: 17,137 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line Kaguyama toward Wakayama, Ōji, and Takada   Local   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   Haibara toward Isuzugawa, Ujiyamada, Aoyamachō, and Nabari Yamato-Yagi toward Osaka Uehommachi   Rapid Express   Haibara toward Isuzugawa, Matsusaka, and Aoyamachō

www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621709 (Japanese)

Sakurai Station (桜井駅, Sakurai-eki^?) is a train station in Sakurai, Nara, 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 of two rail system.

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