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Yakushidō Station is a railway station in Yurihonjō, Akita, Japan, operated by the Yuri Kōgen Railway.LinesYakushidō Station is served by the Chōkai Sanroku Line, and is located 2.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ugo-Honjō Station.HistoryThe station opened on August 1, 1922, as the Yakushidō Signal Stop on the Yokojō Railway. The Yokojō Railway became the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Yashima Line on September 1, 1937, at which time the signal stop was elevated to a full station. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line, at which time the station regained its original name. A new station building was completed in October 2009.