Karakasa Station

Karakasa Station 唐笠駅
Karakasa Station in August 2008
General information
Location	Karakasa, Yasuoka-mura, Shimoina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-1801 Japan
Coordinates	35.4023°N 137.8102°E / 35.4023; 137.8102
Elevation	367 meters
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	111.3 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	30 October 1932
Passengers
FY2016	18 (daily)
Location Karakasa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Karakasa Station Karakasa Station (Japan)

Karakasa Station (唐笠駅, Karakasa-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the village of Yasuoka, Shimoina, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Karakasa Station is served by the Iida Line and is 111.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station
Kadoshima		Local (普通)		Kinno

History

Karakasa Station opened on 30 October 1932. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 18 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Tenryū River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Karakasa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Karakasa Station information (in Japanese)