Operated by Yuri Kōgen Railway Platforms 1 side platform Opened 1937 | Distance 2.2 km from Ugo-Honjō Address Japan Tracks 1 | |
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Location Yakushidō, Yurihonjō, Akita
（秋田県由利本荘市薬師堂）
Japan Line(s) Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line Similar Ugo‑Honjō Station, Koyoshi Station, Maegō Station, Magarisawa Station, Nishitakisawa Station | ||
Yakushidō Station (薬師堂駅, Yakushidō-eki) is a railway station in Yurihonjō, Akita, Japan, operated by the Yuri Kōgen Railway.
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Lines
Yakushidō Station is served by the Chōkai Sanroku Line, and is located 2.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ugo-Honjō Station.
Station layout
Yakushidō Station has one side platform, serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.
History
The station opened on August 1, 1922, as the Yakushidō Signal Stop (薬師堂停留場) on the Yokojō Railway. The Yokojō Railway became the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Yashima Line on September 1, 1937, at which time the signal stop was elevated to a full station. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line, at which time the station regained its original name. A new station building was completed in October 2009.