Karasuyama Station
# Karasuyama Station

Karasuyama Station (烏山駅, Karasuyama-eki) is a railway station in the city of 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.

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.

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

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Karasuyama Line | for Hōshakuji and Utsunomiya |
| - | - | - |

## History

The station opened on 15 April 1923.

* 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

## Bus routes

* Karasuyama Municipal Bus - For Takabe Shako and Ichihana Station via Motegi Station
* Nakagawa Community Bus - For Nakagawa Village Hall

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 537 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

| Fiscal year | Daily average |
| - | - |
| 2000 | - |
| 2005 | 663 |
| 2010 | 555 |
| 2015 | 532 |
