Saidaiji Station

Saidaiji Station (西大寺駅) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku in the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Saidaiji Station is served by the JR Akō Line, and is located 51.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Aioi and 47.0 kilometers from Banshū-Akō.

Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed..

History
Saidaiji Station was opened on 1 September 1962. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3631 passengers daily

Surrounding area

 * Okayama City Higashi Ward Office
 * Okayama Municipal Saidaiji Elementary School
 * Okayama Prefectural Saidaiji High School