Yakushidō Station has one side platform, serving one bi-directional track.

The station opened on August 1, 1922, as the Yakushidō Signal Stop (薬師堂停留場) 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.

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