History
Kintetsu Yao Station opened on 31 October 1924 as plain "Yao" Station on the Osaka Electric Railway's Yagi Line, today's Kintetsu Osaka Line. The station was renamed Daiki-Yao in August 1928, became Kankyū-Yao on 15 March 1941 after merger with Sangū Express, Kinki-Nihon-Yao on 1 June 1944 with the formation of Kintetsu, and finally Kintetsu Yao on 1 March 1970. Elevation work began in June 1974 and the station was relocated 0.3 km toward Ise-Nakagawa with completion of the viaduct on 17 December 1978. PiTaPa fares began on 1 April 2007.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-06-09.
Where the English and Japanese sources differ, this account follows the Japanese source.
Notes
Although Kintetsu Yao is the busiest station in Yao City and on the Osaka Line, ordinary express and rapid-express trains pass it without stopping — only sub-class express and below call here.