Kintetsu Nara Station 近鉄奈良駅
Kintetsu Nara Station Building, September 2014
General information
Location	29 Higashimuki-Nakamachi, Nara, Nara （奈良県奈良市東向中町29） Japan
Coordinates	34°41′3.97″N 135°49′38.71″E / 34.6844361°N 135.8274194°E / 34.6844361; 135.8274194
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	Nara Line
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	A28
History
Opened	30 April 1914
Previous names	Nara; Daiki Nara Station Kankyu Nara Station Kinki Nippon Nara (until 1970)
Passengers
2012	51,147 daily

Kintetsu Nara Station (近鉄奈良駅, Kintetsu-Nara-eki) is a railway station on the Nara Line in Nara, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Lines

The station is the terminal station on the Nara Line. Kintetsu operates through expresses and limited expresses from Kyoto Station and Ōsaka Namba Station in Osaka. Passengers taking non through trains from Kyoto on the Kyoto Line have to change trains at Yamato-Saidaiji Station to get to Kintetsu Nara.

Station layout

The station consists of four platforms with four tracks on the second basement level.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 30 April 1914, initially named Nara Station (奈良駅).^[1] It was renamed Daiki Nara Station (大軌奈良駅) in August 1928, Kankyu Nara Station (関急奈良駅) on 15 March 1941, and Kinki Nippon Nara (近畿日本奈良駅) on 1 June 1944, before becoming Kintetsu Nara Station on 1 March 1970.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In 2010, the station was used by an average of 67,761 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

The station is located next to Kōfuku-ji and Nara Park; it is also possible to walk to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Tōdai-ji, and the Kasuga Shrine. Outside the station, passengers can also connect to buses and taxis.

Nara Station on the JR West Lines is located approximately 15 minutes to the southwest.