Yasu Station (Kōchi)

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
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 (2002-07-01)
Passengers
FY2011	234 daily
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Yasu Station platform, July 2010

Lines

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]

Layout

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]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Asa Line
Akaoka		Rapid	Wajiki
Kagami		Local	Nishibun

Station mascot

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]

History

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 234 passengers daily.^[8]

Surrounding area

• Konan City Yasu Government Building (former Yasu Town Hall)
• Japan National Route 55

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "夜須" [Yasu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
3. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 51, 86. ISBN 9784062951609.
4. "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
5. "夜須" [Yasu]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
6. "やす にんぎょちゃん" [Yasu Ningyo-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
7. "高知県香南市｢マリンフェスティバルYASU｣でミスマーメイド" [Kōchi Kōnan City Marine Festival Yasu Miss Mermaid]. kochinews.co.jp. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
8. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

Media related to Yasu Station (Kochi) at Wikimedia Commons