Karasuyama Station

Karasuyama Station (烏山駅) 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.

History
The station opened on 15 April 1923.

Surrounding area

 * Nasukarasuyama City Office
 * Karasuyama High School
 * Naka River
 * Karasuyama Post Office
 * 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).