Timetable information
Weekday departures: 142/day · Sat & holiday departures: 142/day
First / last departure (weekday): 4:39 / 24:51 (00:51 next day)
Busiest hour: 8:00–9:00 (9)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.
Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.
Adjacent stations
- JR Yamatoji Line: Oji (Nara) ⇄ Kawachi-Katakami
Location
History
Sangō Station opened on 3 March 1980 as a Japanese National Railways stop on the Kansai Main Line between Ōji and Kawachi-Katashimo, having been built in response to a petition from residents of the town of Sangō. It became a JR West station at the 1 April 1987 JNR privatisation, gained automatic ticket gates in July 1998, and ICOCA fare-card support on 1 November 2003. Station numbering as JR-Q30 was introduced on 17 March 2018 under the Yamatoji Line branding. The platforms were inundated by the Yamato River during Typhoon Lan on 22 October 2017, and the in-station Midori-no-Kembaiki Plus ticket machine was withdrawn on 9 January 2025.
Notes
Sangō is the only JR station in Nara Prefecture that no rapid service stops at, including the line's Yamatoji Rapid.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: Fivestar · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-18