Yasuda Station (Kōchi)
Railway station in Yasuda, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
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Yasuda Station (安田駅, Yasuda-eki) 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][2]
Japan
Yasuda Station 安田駅 | |||||
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Yasuda Station in 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Nishijima, Yasuda-cho, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-6423 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°26′36″N 133°59′03″E | ||||
| Operator | Tosa Kuroshio Railway | ||||
| Line | ■ Asa Line | ||||
| Distance | 38.7 km from Gomen | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||
| Accessible | Yes - elevator to platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | GN23 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 2002 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2011 | 119 daily | ||||
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Layout
Adjacent stations
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 Yasuda Ayu-kun (やすだ アユ君), 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 Gomen to Nahari.[7]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 119 passengers daily.[7]
