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]

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]

Surrounding area

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. 1 2 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.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karasuyama Station.

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.