| Yamato-Saidaiji | |
| Native Name: | 大和西大寺 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 1-1, Saidaiji Kunimichō Itchōme, Nara, Nara |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 34.6939°N 135.7828°W |
| Operator: | Kintetsu Railway |
| Code: | A26, B26 |
| Opened: | 1914 |
| Former: | Saidaiji; Daiki Saidaiji (until 1941) |
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 or .
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.
| Kyoto Line to Kyoto | |||||
| valign=middle | Nara Line to Ōsaka Namba | valign=middle | valign=middle | Nara Line to Kintetsu Nara | |
| Kashihara Line to Kashiharajingū-mae |
Buses are operated by Nara Kotsu Bus Lines Co., Ltd.
See main article: article and Assassination of Shinzo Abe. 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.[2]