Yakusa Station (八草駅, Yakusa-eki) is an interchange railway station in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company, with the Aichi Rapid Transit Company as a tenant.
 Yakusa Station 八草駅 | |||||
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 Yakusa Station in May 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ishizaka Yakusa-cho, Toyota, Aichi Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°10′33″N 137°06′24″E / 35.1758°N 137.1068°E | ||||
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| Distance | 32.0 kilometers from Okazaki | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side + 1 island platform | ||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | 18 (Aikan) L09 (Linimo) | ||||
| Website | Official website (Aikan) Official website (Linimo) | ||||
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| Opened | January 31, 1988 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 6,139 (Aikan) 7,294 (Linimo) | ||||
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Lines
editYakusa Station is served by the Aichi Loop Line, and is located 32.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Okazaki. It is also a terminal station for the urban maglev Linimo line, and is located 8.9 kilometers from the opposing terminal at Fujigaoka.
Station layout
editThe Aichi Loop Railway station has two elevated opposed side platforms, with the station building located underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed. The Linimo station has one elevated island platform, also with the station underneath.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Aichi Loop Line | For Shin-Toyota, Kitano-Masuzuka, and Okazaki |
| 2 | ■ Aichi Loop Line | For Setoshi and Kōzōji |
| 1 | ■ Linimo | Alight only |
| 2 | ■ Linimo | For Aichikyūhaku-kinen-kōen and Fujigaoka |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Aichi Loop Line | ||||
| Sasabara | - | Yamaguchi | ||
| Linimo | ||||
| Toji-shiryokan-minami | - | Terminus | ||
Station history
editYakusa Station was opened on January 31, 1988 together with the establishment of the Aichi Loop Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the Aichi Loop portion of the station was used by an average of 6,139 passengers daily and the Linimo Portion of the station was used by 7,294 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ 豊田市統計書（平成29年版） H 交通・運輸及び通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Toyota City. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
External links
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Media related to Yakusa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Aichi Loop Line home page (in Japanese)
- Linimo official home page (in Japanese)