Yakusa Station

Yakusa Station

八草駅
Yakusa Station; 八草駅
	Yakusa Station
Location	Ishizaka Yakusa-cho, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken]; Japan
Coordinates	35°10′33″N 137°06′24″E / 35.1758°N 137.1068°ECoordinates: 35°10′33″N 137°06′24″E / 35.1758°N 137.1068°E
Operated by	Aichi Loop Railway; Aichi High-Speed Transit;
Line(s)	■ Aichi Loop Line; ■ Linimo;
Distance	32.0 kilometers from Okazaki
Platforms	2 side +1 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	18 (Aichi Loop); L09 (Linimo)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	January 31, 1988
Passengers
FY2017	6139 daily (Aichi Loop); 7294 (Linimo)
Location
	Yakusa Station Location within Aichi PrefectureShow map of Aichi PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

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.

Lines[]

Yakusa 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[]

The 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[]

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[]

«	Service	»
Aichi Loop Line
Sasabara	-	Yamaguchi
Linimo
Toji-shiryokan-minami	-	Terminus

Station history[]

Yakusa Station was opened on January 31, 1988 together with the establishment of the Aichi Loop Railway Company.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2017, the Aichi Loop portion of the station was used by an average of 6139 passengers daily and the Linimo Portion of the station was used by 7294 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area[]

Aichi Institute of Technology

References[]

^ 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[]

Media related to Yakusa Station at Wikimedia Commons

[Toyota-stats-1] 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.

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