ɪt wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt,  ˌɔn fˈɪftiːn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, ænd ˌɔn wˈʌn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, bᵻfˌoːɹ bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ kɪntˈɛtsuː nˈɑːɹɹə stˈeɪʃən ˌɔn wˈʌn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.
It was renamed  in August 1928,  on 15 March 1941, and  on 1 June 1944, before becoming Kintetsu Nara Station on 1 March 1970.