There is provided an image recording apparatus which includes a head; a carriage capable of reciprocating in a main scanning direction of a paper; a maintenance section of the recording head; a pair of rollers for transporting the paper; and a motor for driving the maintenance section and the pair of rollers; and in which when the carriage is at a maintenance position, the rollers in the pair are separated away from each other. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce an electric power consumption of the motor during the maintenance work, and to reduce noise generated from the pair of rollers at the time of maintenance.