Karasuyama Station

Karasuyama Station 烏山駅
The station building and forecourt in April 2014 after rebuilding
Location	2 Minami, Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi （栃木県那須烏山市南2丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Karasuyama Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1923
Traffic
Passengers (FY2012)	480 daily

Karasuyama Station (烏山駅 Karasuyama-eki) is a railway station on the Karasuyama Line in Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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  The overhead recharging facility, March 2014
• 
  EV-E301 series battery EMU set V1 being recharged at Karasuyama Station, March 2014
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  The substation feeding the recharging facility, April 2014

Platforms

1

■ Karasuyama Line

for Hōshakuji and Utsunomiya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Karasuyama Line
Taki		Local	Terminus

History

The station opened on 15 April 1923.^[3]

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  The station building and forecourt in August 2013, before rebuilding
• 
  The temporary station structure in December 2013, during rebuilding work

Surrounding area

• Nasukarasuyama City Office
• Karasuyama High School
• Naka River
• National Route 294
• Karasuyama Post Office

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 480 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	801[5]
2001	774[6]
2002	702[7]
2003	679[8]
2004	674[9]
2005	663[10]
2006	670[11]
2007	646[12]
2008	625[13]
2009	588[14]
2010	555[15]
2011	515[16]
2012	480[4]

References

1. 烏山駅、８月に「みどりの窓口」廃止 [Karasuyama Station "Midori no Madoguchi" to close in August]. Shimotsuke Original Online News (in Japanese). Japan: Shimotsuke Shimbun. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
2. 「スマート電池くん」の実用性を確認する試験を実施します [Validation testing of "Smart Denchi-kun"] (pdf). Press release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
3. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 112. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
5. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
6. 各駅の乗車人員　（2001年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2001)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
7. 各駅の乗車人員　（2002年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2002)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
8. 各駅の乗車人員　（2003年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2003)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
9. 各駅の乗車人員　（2004年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2004)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
10. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
11. 各駅の乗車人員　（2006年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2006)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
12. 各駅の乗車人員　（2007年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
13. 各駅の乗車人員　（2008年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2008)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
14. 各駅の乗車人員　（2009年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
15. 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
16. 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 July 2013.

External links

• JR East Station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 36°39′1.56″N 140°9′17.89″E / 36.6504333°N 140.1549694°E