Yamato-Saidaiji 大和西大寺
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 / 34.69389°N 135.78278°E / 34.69389; 135.78278
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	Nara Line Kyoto Line Kashihara Line
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	A26, B26
History
Opened	1914
Previous names	Saidaiji; Daiki Saidaiji (until 1941)

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).

Lines

• Kintetsu
  • Nara Line (A26)
  • Kyoto Line, Kashihara Line (B26)

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]

Layout

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.

Track layout of Yamato-Saidaiji Station^[2]

	Kyoto Line to Kyoto
Nara Line to Ōsaka Namba		Nara Line to Kintetsu Nara
	Kashihara Line to Kashiharajingū-mae

Surroundings

North

• NaRaFamily
  • Kintetsu Department Store Nara
  • ÆON Nara
• Sanwa City Saidaiji
• Akishino-dera
• Place Heijō Palace used to be

South

• Kintetsu Saidaiji Building
  • Kintetsu Saidaiji Shopping Center
    • SupermarketKINSHO Saidaiji
• Kintetsu Daini Saidaiji Building
  • Saidaiji Daini Shopping Center
• Saidai-ji
• Saidaiji Police Box
• Kintetsu Saidaiji Inspection Depot

Bus stops

Buses are operated by Nara Kotsu Bus Lines Co., Ltd.

• Bus stop 1
  • Route 11 for Ichijo Senior High School
  • Route 12 for JR Nara Station via Hokkeji, Ichijo Senior High School and Kintetsu Nara Station
  • Route 14 for JR Nara Station via JASDF Nara Base, Hokkeji, Ichijo Senior High School and Kintetsu Nara Station
  • Route 73 for Utahimecho
• Bus stop 2
  • Route 72 for Oshikuma

Incidents

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]

Adjacent stations