Kintetsu Yao Station

Kintetsu Yao Station (近鉄八尾駅, Kintetsu Yao-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Kintetsu Yao Station is served by the Osaka Line, and is located 9.6 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Uehommachi Station.

In August 1928 it was renamed Daiki Yao Station (大軌八尾駅), followed by Kankyu Yao Station (関急八尾駅) on March 13, 1941, Kinki Nihon Yao Station (近畿日本八尾駅) on June 1, 1944, and finally to its present name on March 1, 1970.

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 37,867 passengers daily.

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