The station's utilization status is not so good due to the fact that Kintetsu Nara Station of Kintetsu Railway is in a superior position in terms of convenience for Nara sightseeing and access to public offices, and the line is inferior to the Kintetsu line in terms of fare, required time and frequency of operation of the trains going to Kyoto and Osaka.
奈良への観光や官公庁などへのアクセス面においては近鉄の近鉄奈良駅がより優れており、運賃・所要時間・本数面において対京都・大阪の競争力も近鉄より低いため駅の利用は芳しくない。