Karasaki Station

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Railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Karasaki Station

唐崎駅

Karasaki Station, February 2008

General information
Location| 2-11 Karasaki, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0106
Japan
Coordinates| 35°02′59″N 135°52′01″E﻿ / ﻿35.0497°N 135.8669°E﻿ / 35.0497; 135.8669
Operated by|  JR West
Line(s)|  Kosei Line
Distance| 8.5 km from Yamashina
Platforms| 1 island platforms
Tracks| 2
Construction
Structure type| Elevated
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Station code|  JR-B28
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 20 July 1974
Passengers
FY2019| 3,871 daily
Location

Karasaki Station

Location within Shiga Prefecture

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Karasaki Station

Karasaki Station (Japan)

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Karasaki Station (唐崎駅, Karasaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines[edit]

Karasaki Station is served by the Kosei Line, and is 8.5 kilometres (5.3 miles) from the starting point of the line at Yamashina and 14.0 kilometres (8.7 miles) from Kyoto.

## Station layout[edit]

The station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.

## Platforms[edit]

1 | ■ Kosei Line | for Katata , Ōmi-Imazu and Tsuruga

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2 | ■ Kosei Line  | for Kyoto

## Adjacent Stations[edit]

« | Service  | »

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Kosei Line
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Ōtsukyō |  | Local  |  | Hieizan Sakamoto

## History[edit]

The station opened on 20 July 1974 as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR).[1] The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Karasaki being assigned station number JR-B28.[2][3]

## Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3871 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

## Surrounding area[edit]

* Otsu City Hall Karasaki Branch
* Karasaki Shrine
* Otsu Municipal Karasaki Junior High School
* Otsu City Karasaki Elementary School

## See also[edit]

* List of railway stations in Japan

## References[edit]

1. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 33\. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
3. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
4. ^ 令和元年滋賀県統計書 [Shiga Prefecture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shiga Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

## External links[edit]

Media related to Karasaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

* JR West official home page

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Stations of the Kosei Line

* (for Osaka<< Kyōto)
* Yamashina
* Ōtsukyō
* Karasaki
* Hieizan Sakamoto
* Ogoto-onsen
* Katata
* Ono
* Wani
* Hōrai
* Shiga
* Hira
* Ōmi-Maiko
* Kita-Komatsu
* Ōmi-Takashima
* Adogawa
* Shin-Asahi
* Ōmi-Imazu
* Ōmi-Nakashō
* Makino
* Nagahara
* Ōmi-Shiotsu (>> Hokuriku Line for Tsuruga)

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