Yakushido Station (Miyagi)

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.

T10
Yakushido Station

薬師堂駅
Rapid transit
The "North 1" entrance in December 2015
LocationWakabayashi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 984-0048
Japan
Coordinates38.2496°N 140.9061°E / 38.2496; 140.9061
Operated by Sendai City Transportation Bureau
Line(s)■ Sendai Subway Tōzai Line
Distance9.5 km from Yagiyama Zoological Park
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeT10
Websitewww.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/subway/station/yakushido.html
History
Opened6 December 2015 (2015-12-06)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)3,941 daily
Location
T10
Yakushido Station
Location within Japan

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.

  • "North 1" entrance
  • "South 1" entrance
  • platform

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

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Sendai Subway Tozai Line
Rembo (T09) - Oroshimachi (T11)

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
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See also

References
  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.
  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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