is a

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in the city of

Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi Ryumon Falls is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 25,783 in 10,509 households, and a population density of 150 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Nasukarasuyama is l ...

, Japan, operated by the

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(JR East).

Lines

Karasuyama Station forms the terminus of the

Karasuyama Line The is a railway line in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects in the town of Takanezawa with in Nasukarasuyama. Services Trains run approximately once every hour, traveling the ...

, a 20.4 km branch line from .

Station layout

The station consists of one

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serving a single track. The station formerly had a "

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" 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

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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

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6.6 kV AC supply. File:Karasuyama station.JPG, The overhead recharging facility, March 2014 File:EV-E300-1 V1 at karasuyama station.JPG, EV-E301 series battery EMU set V1 being recharged at Karasuyama Station, March 2014 File:Substation for JR East energy accumulating vehicle ACCUM at Karasuyama station.jpg, The substation feeding the recharging facility, April 2014

Platforms

History

The station opened on 15 April 1923. File:JR karasuyama sta 130816.JPG, The station building and forecourt in August 2013, before rebuilding File:Karasuyama-eki20131214.JPG, The temporary station structure in December 2013, during rebuilding work

Surrounding area

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

Bus routes

* Karasuyama Municipal Bus - For Takabe Shako and

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via

Motegi Station is a railway station in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Mooka Railway. Lines Motegi Station is a terminal station for the Mooka Line, and is located 41.9 rail kilometers from the opposite terminus of the line at Shimo ...

* Nakagawa Community Bus - For Nakagawa Village HallTransfer onto Kanto Transportation bound for

Nishi-Nasuno Station is a railway station in the city of Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Nishi-Nasuno Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line ( Tohoku Main Line), and lies 151.8 kilometers from the st ...

Passenger statistics

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

References

External links

JR East Station information
{{Karasuyama Line Railway stations in Tochigi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1923 Karasuyama Line Nasukarasuyama Stations of East Japan Railway Company