November 3, 1928: The station was inaugurated when the section between Momoyama Goryo-mae Station and Saidaiji (now Yamato-Saidaiji) Station on Nara Electric Railway opened for operation.
1928年（昭和3年）11月3日奈良電気鉄道桃山御陵前駅～西大寺（現・大和西大寺駅）間開通時に開業。