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 | |||||||||||
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 Sendai Subway station | |||||||||||
 The "North 1" entrance in December 2015 | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | T10 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 December 2015 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 (Daily) | 3,941 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editYakushido 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
editThe 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
edit| 1 | ■ Tozai Line | ■ for Arai |
| 2 | ■ Tozai Line | ■ for Sendai and Yagiyama Zoological Park |
Gallery
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"North 1" entrance -
"South 1" entrance -
Station platform
Staffing
editThe station is staffed and operated by sub-contracted employees from the security company Alsok.[1]
History
editThe station opened on 6 December 2015, coinciding with the opening of the Tōzai Line.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,941 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Seiwa Gakuen High School Yakushido Campus
- Mutsu Kokubun-ji Yakushidō temple
- Miyagi Baseball Stadium
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ ＜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
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- Official website (in Japanese)