Yamato-Saidaiji Station
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Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1] The station is also referred to as Script error: No such module "Nihongo". or Script error: No such module "Nihongo"..
Lines
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.[2] It is 22.3 kilometers from the starting point of the Nara Line at Template:STN and 28.4 kilometers from Template:STN and is 24.6 kilometers from the starting point of the Kyoto Line. It is also the northern terminus of the 28.3 kilometer Kashihara Line to Template:STN.
Layout
The station consists of three island platforms and five tracks. Each platform is connected to the elevated station building by an underground passageway, and the platforms are numbered to Platform 6 as Platforms 4 and 5 share the same track. Each platform has a usable length of 10 cars. The station is staffed.[3]
Platforms
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| Kyoto Line to Kyoto | ||
| Nara Line to Ōsaka Namba |
Track layout of Yamato-Saidaiji Station | Nara Line to Kintetsu Nara |
| Kashihara Line to Kashiharajingū-mae |
Adjacent stations
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History
Yamato-Saidaiji Station was opened 30 April 1914 as Script error: No such module "Nihongo". by the Osaka Electric Tramway. With the opening of the Unebi Line, it was moved about 150 meters west from its original location. The station was connected to the Nara Electric Railway in November 1928, and renamed Script error: No such module "Nihongo". in December 1932. The Osaka Electric Tramway merged with Sangu Express Railway on March 15, 1941 and the station was renamed Script error: No such module "Nihongo".. The station was moved back to its original location in March 1965.
Incidents
Template:Main article 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.[5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 42,850 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6]
Surrounding area
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 Saidaiji Shopping Center
- 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
See also
References
External links
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