Yakushido Station (Miyagi)

Yakushido Station
薬師堂駅
Rapid transit

The "North 1" entrance in December 2015
Location Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken
Japan
Operated by Sendai City Transportation Bureau
Line(s) Sendai Subway Tozai Line
Distance 9.5 km from Yagiyama Zoological Park
Platforms 1 platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code T10
Website www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/subway/station/yakushido.html
History
Opened 6 December 2015 (2015-12-06)
Traffic
Passengers Approx. 5,000 per day (forecast)
Location
Yakushido Station
Location within Japan

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.

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.

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 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).[2]

Surrounding area

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. 地下鉄東西線建設事業の再評価における需要予測の事例(その2) [Demand forecast case studies in reevaluation of Tozai Line construction project (Part 2)] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Sendai City Transportation Bureau. August 2012. p. 8. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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