Although this is the official terminal station of both Nara Line and Katamachi Line, no trains of Nara Line depart from or arrive at this station in practice, as they depart from or arrive at Nara Station due to the route of operation (i.e., some trains bound for Kyoto depart from JR-Nanba Station and Oji Station).
奈良線と片町線は当駅が路線上の終着駅だが、奈良線列車は運転系統上奈良駅を始終着（京都行きの一部にJR難波駅・王寺駅始発あり）とするため、当駅始終着の列車はない。