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".

Lines

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

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.

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 , the character is chosen because the nearby Yasudagawa river is known for its Ayu fish.

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 119 passengers daily.

References

Railway stations in Kōchi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 2002 {{Kochi-rail-station-stub