Karasaki Station

{{Primary sources|date=December 2022}}{{short description|Railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Karasaki Station

| native_name = 唐崎駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Karasaki-station-20080229.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Karasaki Station, February 2008

| other_name =

| style = JR West

| address = 2-11 Karasaki, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0106

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|35.0497|N|135.8669|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title}}

| operator = {{rint|jp|jrw}} JR West

| line = 18px Kosei Line

| distance = 8.5 km from {{STN|Yamashina|x}}

| platforms = 1 island platforms

| tracks = 2

| connections =

| structure = Elevated

| accessible = Yes

| code = {{RouteBox|JR-B28||#00bfff}}

| zone =

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0611202}}

| opened = 20 July 1974

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 6,992 daily{{cite web |author= |year=2024 |title=移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅） |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/action/service/universal_design/pdf/02_2023houkoku.pdf |publisher=JR West |language=ja |access-date=12 March 2025}}

| pass_year = FY 2023

| map_type = Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Karasaki Station

| services =

}}

{{Nihongo|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

Karasaki Station is served by the Kosei Line, and is {{Convert|8.5|km|mi|abbr=off}} from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Yamashina|x}} and {{Convert|14.0|km|mi|abbr=off}} from {{STN|Kyoto|x}}.

Station layout

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

Platforms

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name= Kosei Line|dir=for {{STN|Katata|x}} , {{STN|Ōmi-Imazu|x}} and {{STN|Tsuruga|x}}|col=deepskyblue}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx= Kosei Line|dir= for {{STN|Kyoto|x}}|col=deepskyblue}}

Adjacent Stations

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History

The station opened on 20 July 1974 as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR).{{Teishajo|II|33}} 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.{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=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！ |trans-title="Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=「駅ナンバー」一覧表 |trans-title="Station number" list |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3871 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url=https://www.pref.shiga.lg.jp/file/attachment/5235686.pdf|script-title=ja:令和元年滋賀県統計書|trans-title=Shiga Prefecture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)|year= 2020|publisher= Shiga Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2021}}