Yaotome Station

Yaotome Station (八乙女駅, Yaotome eki) is a metro station on the Sendai Subway Nanboku Line in Izumi-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

N02
Yaotome Station

八乙女駅
Yaotome Station
Location4-10, Yaotomechūō 1-chōme, Izumi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-3135
Japan
Coordinates38°18′46″N 140°53′03″E
Operated bySendai Subway
Line(s)■Namboku Line
Distance1.3 km from Izumi-Chūō
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeN02
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 July 1987
Passengers
FY20157,857 daily
Location
N02
Yaotome Station
Location within Japan
The platforms

Lines

Yaotome is on the Sendai Subway Nanboku Line and is located 1.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Izumi-Chūō.

Station layout

Yaotome Station is an elevated station with a single island platform serving two tracks on the third floor of the station building, with a concourse and ticketing facilities and wicket gates underneath.

Platforms
1 ■ Namboku Line ■ for Sendai, Tomizawa
2 ■ Nanboku Line ■ for Izumi-Chūō

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Sendai Subway Namboku Line
Izumi-Chūō (N01) - Kuromatsu (N03)

History

Yaotomo Station was opened on 15 July 1987. Operations were temporarily halted from 11 March to 29 April 2011 due to the effects of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 7,857 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area
  • Izumi-Yaotome Post Office

References
  1. 仙台市地下鉄 駅別乗車人員の推移 [Sendai city underground station passenger statistics] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Sendai city. 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

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Official website (in Japanese)
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