title: Karasuyama Station
text: # 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 |
  