What is the difference between 山本さんは家が近いのに、親戚の家から通っているって言っていました。 and 山本さんは家が近いのに、親戚の家から通っているって?
Does って in 山本さんは家が近いのに、親戚の家から通っているって stand for と言いました?

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って just means "that".
In this case, it seems to me like "言っている" is omitted from the sentence.
Mr. Yamamoto  says (or said)  that he commutes...........

What is omitted can be " I hear",  "people say" or He says.... depending on the situation.

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と言いました Is simply marking the sentence before that it was said by someone. So no、  って does not stand for と言いました

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