is a

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in the city of Gujō,

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, operated by the third sector railway operator

Nagaragawa Railway The is a railway line in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector operator . The line connects Mino-Ōta Station in Minokamo with Hokunō Station in Gujō. It is the only railway line operated by the Nagaragawa Railway. The li ...

Lines

Yasaka Station is a station of the

Etsumi-Nan Line The is a railway line in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector operator . The line connects Mino-Ōta Station in Minokamo with Hokunō Station in Gujō. It is the only railway line operated by the Nagaragawa Railway. The li ...

, and is 29.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

Yasaka Station has one ground-level

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serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

, - !colspan=5, Nagaragawa Railway

History

Yasaka Station was opened on July 1, 1952 as . Operations were transferred from the Japan National Railway (JNR) to the Nagaragawa Railway on December 11, 1986. The station was renamed to its present name on that date

Surrounding area

* * Nagara River

References

External links

* Railway stations in Japan opened in 1952 Railway stations in Gifu Prefecture Stations of Nagaragawa Railway Gujō, Gifu {{Gifu-railstation-stub