Station Structure
The station consists of four platforms, on two islands. Trains generally stop at the outer platforms (1 and 4), but when a faster train stops or passes through the station, the inner platforms are used to hold the slower trains. Yashio is one of three stations on the Tsukuba Express (Nagareyama-ōtakanomori and Moriya) where parallel tracks allow for trains traveling in the same direction to pass each other. Some trains begin or end at Yashio Station, especially during the morning rush between Yashio and the Akihabara terminal.
Platforms
| 1 | TX Tsukuba Express | for Nagareyama-ōtakanomori, Moriya and Tsukuba |
| 2 | TX Tsukuba Express | for Nagareyama-ōtakanomori, Moriya and Tsukuba |
| 3 | TX Tsukuba Express | for Akihabara |
| 4 | TX Tsukuba Express | for Akihabara |
Immediately north of the station are four tracks that can hold trains as they are taken out of service, or put into service.
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