大和路線
While Kizu is properly the end of the line, the Kansai Main Line's historically greater importance with respect to the Nara Line means that it is treated as . Thus, trains bound for Nara are "down" trains, and those bound for Kyoto are "up", according to the direction they travel on the Yamatoji Line between Kizu and Nara. Except where noted, this article adheres to the same convention.