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 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2011 | 234 daily |
| Location | |
  Yasu Station Location within Kochi Prefecture  Yasu Station Yasu Station (Japan) | |
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]
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
References
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "夜須" [Yasu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- 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.
- "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "夜須" [Yasu]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "やす にんぎょちゃん" [Yasu Ningyo-chan]. gomen-nahari.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "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.
- 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