Platforms 1 platform Opened 6 December 2015 | Tracks 2 | |
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Address 3-16 Shirahagimachi, Wakabayashi Ward, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture 984-0048, Japan Similar | ||
Yakushido Station (薬師堂駅, Yakushidō-eki) is a subway station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line in Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai, Japan, operated by the municipal subway operator Sendai City Transportation Bureau.
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Lines
Yakushido Station is served by the 13.9 km (8.6 mi) Sendai Subway Tozai 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.
Staffing
The station is staffed and operated by sub-contracted employees from the security company Alsok.
History
The station opened on 6 December 2015, coinciding with the opening of the Tozai Line.
Passenger statistics
According to forecasts published by Sendai City Transportation Bureau in August 2012, the station is expected to be used by an average of approximately 5,000 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).