Yasu Station (Kōchi)


[file:Yasu station kochi 01.jpg|right|thumb|270px|Yasu Station platform, July 2010]
Yasu Station 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".
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Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 12.4 km from the beginning of the line at. All Asa Line trains, both rapid and local, stop at the station.

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.

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. The design is chosen to recall the "Miss Mermaid Contest" which is held annually at a marine festival at Yasu.

History

The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from to.

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area