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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 | ||||
| Accessible | Yes - elevator to platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | GN33 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 2002 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2011 | 234 daily | ||||
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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]
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]
- Konan City Yasu Government Building (former Yasu Town Hall)
- Japan National Route 55
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