Another railway section between Nara and Sakurai was completed in 1898, after the 1896 merger of Nara Railway with Hatsuse Railway, which was constructing the relevant section at the time.
また、奈良-桜井間はこの区間を建設していた初瀬鉄道を（明治30年）に合併し、1898年（明治32年）に全通した。