November 3, 1928: The station opened as a station of Nara Electric Railway when the line between Momoyamagoryomae Station and Saidaiji Station (the present-day Yamato-Saidaiji Station) was opened.
1928年（昭和3年）11月3日奈良電気鉄道桃山御陵前～西大寺（現・大和西大寺駅）間開通時に開業。