Yakushido Station (Miyagi)

Location
	T10; Yakushido Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture

T10
Yakushido Station

薬師堂駅
T10; Yakushido Station; 薬師堂駅
Sendai Subway station
	The "North 1" entrance in December 2015
General information
Location	Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 984-0048; Japan
Coordinates	38°14′59″N 140°54′22″E / 38.2496°N 140.9061°E
Operated by	Sendai City Transportation Bureau
Line(s)	Tōzai Line
Distance	9.5 km (5.9 mi) from Yagiyama Zoological Park
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	T10
Website	Official website
History
Opened	6 December 2015; 8 years ago
Passengers
FY2015 (Daily)	3,941
Services
Location
Location
	T10; Yakushido Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture

Yakushido Station (薬師堂駅, Yakushidō-eki) is a subway station on the Sendai Subway Tōzai Line in Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai, Japan, operated by the municipal subway operator Sendai City Transportation Bureau.

Lines

Yakushido Station is served by the 13.9 km (8.6 mi) Sendai Subway Tōzai Line between Yagiyama Zoological Park and Arai, and is located 9.5 km (5.9 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Yagiyama Zoological Park Station. The station is numbered "T10".

Station layout

The station has one island platform serving two tracks on the second basement ("B2F") level. The ticket barriers are located on the first basement ("B1F") level.

Platforms

1	■ Tozai Line	■ for Arai
2	■ Tozai Line	■ for Sendai and Yagiyama Zoological Park

Gallery

"North 1" entrance
"South 1" entrance
Station platform

Staffing

The station is staffed and operated by sub-contracted employees from the security company Alsok.^[1]

History

The station opened on 6 December 2015, coinciding with the opening of the Tōzai Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,941 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Seiwa Gakuen High School Yakushido Campus
Mutsu Kokubun-ji Yakushidō temple
Miyagi Baseball Stadium

References

^ ＜仙台東西線＞駅サービス　ＡＬＳＯＫ委託 [Sendai Tozai Line station services to be sub-contracted to Alsok]. Kahoku Shimpo Online News (in Japanese). Japan: Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ 仙台市地下鉄駅別乗車人員の推移 [Sendai city underground station passenger statistics] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Sendai city. 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[kahoku20151202-1] ＜仙台東西線＞駅サービス　ＡＬＳＯＫ委託 [Sendai Tozai Line station services to be sub-contracted to Alsok]. Kahoku Shimpo Online News (in Japanese). Japan: Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

[Sendai2016stats-2] 仙台市地下鉄駅別乗車人員の推移 [Sendai city underground station passenger statistics] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Sendai city. 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

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