Yasu Station (夜須駅, Yasu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōnan, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN33".[1][2]
Yasu Station 夜須駅 | |
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![]() Yasu Station in 2006 | |
General information | |
Location | Yasucho Chigire, Konan-shi, Kōchi-ken 781-5602 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°32′04″N 133°45′16″E |
Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Line(s) | ■ Asa Line |
Distance | 12.4 km from Gomen |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Elevated |
Parking | Available |
Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bikes |
Disabled access | Yes - elevator to platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | GN33 |
History | |
Opened | 1 July 2002 (2002-07-01) |
Passengers | |
FY2011 | 234 daily |
Location | |
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The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 12.4 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] All Asa Line trains, both rapid and local, stop at the station.[4]
The station consists of an island platform serving two elevated tracks. There is no station building only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. Benches are also provided on a paved area under the elevated structure as a form of waiting area. Access to the platform is by a flight of steps or an elevator. A designated parking area for bicycles is provided underneath the elevated structure.[2][3][5]
« | Service | » | ||
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Asa Line | ||||
Akaoka | Rapid | Wajiki | ||
Kagami | Local | Nishibun |
Each station on the Asa Line features a cartoon mascot character designed by Takashi Yanase, a local cartoonist from Kōchi Prefecture. The mascot for Yasu Station is a mermaid named Yasu Ningyo-chan (やす にんぎょちゃん). The design is chosen to recall the "Miss Mermaid Contest" which is held annually at a marine festival at Yasu.[6][7]
The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from Gomen to Nahari.[8]
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 234 passengers daily.[8]
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Stations of the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line (Gomen Nahari Line) | |
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