Yakushidō Station (Akita)

Yakushidō Station
薬師堂駅

Yakushidō Station in 2012
Location Yakushidō, Yurihonjō, Akita
(秋田県由利本荘市薬師堂)
Japan
Operated by Yuri Kōgen Railway
Line(s) Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line
Distance 2.2 km from Ugo-Honjō
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
History
Opened 1937
Location
Yakushidō Station
Location within Japan

Yakushidō Station (薬師堂駅 Yakushidō-eki) is a railway station in Yurihonjō, Akita, Japan, operated by the 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 bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line for Ugo-Honjō
for Yashima

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.

Coordinates: 39°22′4.78″N 140°02′55.18″E / 39.3679944°N 140.0486611°E / 39.3679944; 140.0486611

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