Yakusa Station
# Yakusa Station

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 | Sasabara | - | Yamaguchi | Yamaguchi |
| Linimo |||||
| Toji-shiryokan-minami | Toji-shiryokan-minami | - | Terminus | 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.

## Surrounding area

* Aichi Institute of Technology
