Yamato-Saidaiji Station (大和西大寺駅, Yamato Saidaiji-eki) is a railway station owned by Kintetsu Railway and located in Saidaiji Kunimichō Itchōme, a suburb of the city of Nara in Japan. The station is also called Kintetsu Saidaiji Station (近鉄西大寺駅) or Saidaiji Station (西大寺駅).
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Yamato-Saidaiji 大和西大寺 | |
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General information | |
Location | 1-1, Saidaiji Kunimichō Itchōme, Nara, Nara (奈良県奈良市西大寺国見町1丁目1-1) Japan |
Coordinates | 34°41′38″N 135°46′58″E |
Operated by | Kintetsu Railway |
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Station code | A26, B26 |
History | |
Opened | 1914 |
Previous names | Saidaiji; Daiki Saidaiji (until 1941) |
Yamato-Saidaiji Station is a junction of lines coming from four directions: the Nara line from Osaka in the west and Nara in the east, the Kyoto line from Kyoto in the north, and the Kashihara Line from Kashihara in the south.[1]
This station has three island platforms serving five tracks on the ground. The station building is located to the north and south of the platforms and tracks, connecting NaRa Family, bus stops and taxi stands from the north gates and connecting the overbridge from the south gates.
Station shopping mall "Time's Place Saidaiji" is located on the 2nd level, housing 32 stores such as restaurants, souvenir stores and convenience store Family Mart. The shopping mall opened on September 11, 2009, with the location of 3 elevators connecting a platform each.
1, 2 | ■ Nara Line | A for Nara |
■ Kashihara Line | B for Yamato-Yagi and Kashiharajingu-mae / H for Tenri M for Ise-Shima E Change trains at Yamato-Yagi for Nagoya F Change trains at Kashiharajingu-mae for Yoshino | |
3, 4, 5 | ■ Nara Line | A for Gakuen-mae, Fuse, Ōsaka Namba, Amagasaki, Koshien and Kobe Sannomiya |
■ Kyōto Line | B for Takanohara, Tambabashi, Kyōto and Kokusaikaikan | |
6 | ■ Kashihara Line | B starting for Yamato-Yagi and Kashiharajingu-mae H starting for Tenri (mainly local trains) |
■ Nara Line | A local trains and semi-express trains for Ōsaka Namba (only a few trains) |
Kyoto Line to Kyoto | ||
Nara Line to Ōsaka Namba | ![]() | Nara Line to Kintetsu Nara |
Kashihara Line to Kashiharajingū-mae |
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Buses are operated by Nara Kotsu Bus Lines Co., Ltd.
On 8 July 2022, the area near the north entrance of the station became a crime scene when former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while campaigning around the vicinity.[3]
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Kintetsu Railway | ||||
Nara Line (A26) | ||||
Ayameike (A21) | Local | Shin-Ōmiya (A27) | ||
Ayameike (A21) | Suburban Semi-Express | Shin-Ōmiya (A27) | ||
Ayameike (A21) | Semi-Express | Shin-Ōmiya (A27) | ||
Gakuen-mae (A20) | Express | Shin-Ōmiya (A27) | ||
Gakuen-mae (A20) | Rapid Express | Shin-Ōmiya (A27) | ||
Gakuen-mae (A20) | Limited Express (Ōsaka - Nara) | Kintetsu Nara (A28) | ||
Kyoto Line (B26) | ||||
Heijo (B25) | Local | Shin-Omiya (A27: Nara Line) Amagatsuji (B27: Kashihara Line) | ||
Takanohara (B24) | Express | Shin-Omiya (A27: Nara Line) Kashihara Line | ||
Kintetsu Tambabashi (B07) Takanohara (B24) (northbound: first train - 9:40 a.m.) (southbound: departing from Kyōto after 3 p.m.) |
Limited Express (Kyōto - Nara, Kashihara) | Kintetsu Nara (A28: Nara Line) Kashihara Line | ||
Kintetsu Tambabashi (B07) Takanohara (B24) (northbound: 1 in the morning) (southbound: 2 after 3 p.m.) |
Limited Express (Kyōto - Ise) | Yamato-Yagi (B39: Kashihara Line) | ||
Kintetsu Tambabashi (B07) | Limited Express "Shimakaze" | Yamato-Yagi (B39: Kashihara Line) | ||
Kashihara Line (B26) | ||||
Heijo (B25: Kyoto Line) | Local | Amagatsuji (B27) | ||
Takanohara (B24: Kyoto Line) | Express | Nishinokyō (B28) (non-rush hour) Kintetsu Kōriyama (B30) | ||
Kyoto Line | Limited Express (Kyōto - Kashihara) | Nishinokyō (B28) (non-rush hour) Yamato-Yagi (B39) | ||
Kyoto Line | Limited Express (Kyōto - Ise) | Yamato-Yagi (B39) | ||
Kintetsu Tambabashi (B07: Kyoto Line) | Limited Express "Shimakaze" | Yamato-Yagi (B39) |
Kintetsu Namba Line, Nara Line Stations | |
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Stations of the Kyoto Line | |
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* From 1945 to 1968, the line used Tambabashi Station on the Keihan Main Line. |
Stations of the Kashihara Line | |
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Former route abandoned in 1939 |