Yasuda Station (Kōchi) Explained

Yasuda Station
Native Name:安田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Nishijima, Yasuda-cho, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-6423
Country:Japan
Operator:Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line: Asa Line
Distance:38.7 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Structure:Elevated
Accessible:Yes - elevator to platform
Code:GN23
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:119 daily
Pass Year:FY2011
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Asa Line in Yasuda, Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN23".[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Asa Line and is located 38.7 km from the beginning of the line at .[2] All Asa Line trains, rapid and local, stop at the station except for those which start or end their trips at .[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building but a shelter with both an enclosed and an open compartment has been set up on the platform. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps or an elevator.[4] [2] [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 Yasuda Station is a boy wearing a hat with a fish on it. Named, the character is chosen because the nearby Yasudagawa river is known for its Ayu fish.[6]

History

The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from to .[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 119 passengers daily.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shikoku Railway Route Map. JR Shikoku. 23 December 2017.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951609. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku. ja. 50, 87.
  3. Web site: 時刻表 ごめん・なはり線. Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line. Tosa Kuroshio Railway. 20 February 2018.
  4. Web site: 安田. Yasuda. 20 February 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  5. Web site: 安田. Yasuda. 20 February 2018. nacl.sakura.jp.
  6. Web site: やすだ アユ君. Yasuda Ayu-kun. 20 February 2018. gomen-nahari.com.
  7. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . ja . 173, 303 . 978-4-7770-1336-4.