Ōji Station (王寺駅, Ōji-eki) is a railway station in Ōji, Nara, Japan. Operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) and Kintetsu Railway, it is one of the four oldest railway stations in Nara Prefecture, and forms a major junction in the region. The station serves the Yamatoji Line (Kansai Main Line), and is the terminus for the Wakayama Line and Kintetsu Ikoma Line.
Kintetsu's station has a stationmaster who administrates between Motosanjoguchi Station and the station on the Ikoma Line and all stations on the Tawaramoto Line. The nearby Shin-Ōji Station (新王寺駅, Shin-Ōji-eki) is also the terminus for Kintetsu Tawaramoto Line.
Station layout
JR-West platforms and tracks
The JR West station has one side platform and two island platforms, serving five tracks at ground level.
1 | ■ Yamatoji Line | for Nara and Kamo |
■ Wakayama Line | from the Yamatoji Line for Takada and Gojō | |
2 | ■ Yamatoji Line | from Nara for Tennōji, JR Namba and Osaka |
3 | ■ Yamatoji Line | for Tennōji, JR Namba and Osaka |
■ Wakayama Line | for Takada, Gojō and Wakayama Man-yō Mahoroba Line for Sakurai | |
4 | ■ Wakayama Line | for Takada, Gojō and Wakayama Man-yō Mahoroba Line for Sakurai |
■ Yamatoji Line | from the Wakayama Line for Tennōji and JR Namba | |
5 | ■ Wakayama Line | for Takada, Gojō and Wakayama Man-yō Mahoroba Line for Sakurai |


Kintetsu Railway platform and tracks
The Kintetsu station consists of a bay platform serving two tracks at ground level.
Street level | Exit / entrance, a bicycle facility, and both taxi and bus stands. | ||
Platform level | Track 2 | ← G Ikoma Line ■ Local for Ikoma | |
Partial bay platform, doors will open on the left or the right ![]() |
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Track 1 | ← G Ikoma Line ■ Local for Ikoma | ![]() |
Shin-Ōji Station
Platforms and track
The station consists of two bay platforms serving a single track at ground level. The north platform is used for boarding and the south platform is used for alighting.
Street level | Exit / entrance, a bicycle facility, and both taxi and bus stands. | ||
Platform level | Bay platform, doors will open on the left ![]() ![]() |
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Track | I Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Nishi-Tawaramoto → | ||
Bay platform, doors will open only for alighting ![]() |
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