Karasaki Station (唐崎駅) 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 8.5 km from the starting point of the line at Yamashina and 14.0 km from Kyoto.

Station layout

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

Platforms

Adjacent Stations

History

The station opened on 20 July 1974 as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR). 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.

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area