Narayama Station (平城山駅, Narayama-eki) is a railway station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Although the station is on the Kansai Main Line as rail infrastructure, it is served by both the Nara Line and the Yamatoji Line in terms of passenger train services. It has the station numbers "JR-Q37" (Yamatoji Line) and "JR-D20" (Nara Line).
Layout
Narayama station has two side platforms with two tracks. A ticket machine is installed at the station. The IC card ticket "ICOCA" can be used at this station.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Nara Line—Local | for Kyōto |
| ■ Nara Line—Regional Rapid Service | for Nishi-Akashi, Tsukaguchi, and Kyōto | |
| ■ Nara Line—Rapid Service | for Shin-Sanda and Takarazuka | |
| ■ Yamatoji Line—Local | for Kamo | |
| ■ Yamatoji Line—Regional Rapid Service | for Kamo | |
| ■ Yamatoji Line—Rapid Service | for Kamo | |
| ■ Yamatoji Line—Yamatoji Rapid Service | for Kamo | |
| 2 | ■ Nara Line—Local | for Nara |
| ■ Nara Line—Regional Rapid Service | for Nara | |
| ■ Nara Line—Rapid Service | for Nara | |
| ■ Yamatoji Line—Local | for JR Namba and Nara | |
| ■ Yamatoji Line—Regional Rapid Service | for Ōsaka | |
| ■ Yamatoji Line—Rapid Service | for JR Namba | |
| ■ Yamatoji Line—Yamatoji Rapid Service | for Ōsaka |
Passenger statistics
According to the "Statistical Yearbook of Nara Prefecture", the average number of people riding in recent years is as follows.[citation needed]
| Year | Passengers |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1,187 |
| 1998 | 1,342 |
| 1999 | 1,430 |
| 2000 | 1,446 |
| 2001 | 1,432 |
| 2002 | 1,402 |
| 2003 | 1,411 |
| 2004 | 1,410 |
| 2005 | 1,448 |
| 2006 | 1,496 |
| 2007 | 1,554 |
| 2008 | 1,508 |
| 2009 | 1,416 |
| 2010 | 1,391 |
| 2011 | 1,367 |
| 2012 | 1,387 |
| 2013 | 1,423 |
| 2014 | 1,328 |
| 2015 | 1,338 |
| 2016 | 1,343 |
See also
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)