is a railway station located in Nara, Japan. Operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), it is the main stop in the city of Nara on the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line), the terminus for the Sakurai Line (Man-yà  Mahoroba Line), and Nara Line trains for begin here and run on the Kansai Line to before diverging. Also, a limited number of Gakkentoshi Line trains terminate here via Kizu during early mornings and late nights.
Yamatoji Line trains from and continue past here to .
It is the central station of JR in the city of Nara, with many trains departing for Kyoto and Tennoji.
This station has three elevated island platforms serving five tracks.
According to the "Statistical Yearbook of Nara Prefecture", the average number of passengers per day is as follows.
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