Yaotome Station
# 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.

## 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 |

## 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.

## Surrounding area

* Izumi-Yaotome Post Office
