Karasuyama Station


Karasuyama Station is a railway station on the Karasuyama Line in Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company.

Lines

Karasuyama Station forms the terminus of the Karasuyama Line, a 20.4 km branch line from.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single track. The station formerly had a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office, but this closed from August 2013, and tickets are available only from ticket vending machines.
In February 2012, a recharging facility was built at the station for use by the experimental NE Train battery railcar, which is undergoing testing on the line. The recharging facility consists of a rigid overhead conductor enabling the train to be recharged via its pantograph. The overhead conductor bar is electrified at 1,500 V DC, powered from the local electricity grid 6.6 kV AC supply.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 15 April 1923.

Surrounding area

In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 480 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
2000801
2001774
2002702
2003679
2004674
2005663
2006670
2007646
2008625
2009588
2010555
2011515
2012480