Yakushidō Station (Akita)

Yakushidō Station 薬師堂駅
Yakushidō Station in 2012
General information
Location	Yakushidō, Yurihonjō-shi, Akita-ken 015-0041 Japan
Coordinates	39°22′4.78″N 140°02′55.18″E / 39.3679944°N 140.0486611°E / 39.3679944; 140.0486611
Operated by	Yuri Kōgen Railway
Line(s)	■ Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line
Distance	2.2 km from Ugo-Honjō
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	September 1, 1937
Passengers

FY2018	88




Location
Yakushidō Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Yakushidō Station Yakushidō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Yakushidō Station (薬師堂駅, Yakushidō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Yuri Kōgen Railway.

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 one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line
Ugo-Honjō		Local	Koyoshi

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.^{[citation needed]}