Kasagami-Kurohae Station
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Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Station code | CD05 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1 July 1925 | ||||||||||
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FY2010 | 139 daily | ||||||||||
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Kasagami-Kurohae Station (笠上黒生駅, Kasagami-Kurohae-eki) is a railway station on the privately operated
Lines
Kasagami-Kurohae Station is served by the 6.4 km (4.0 mi) Chōshi Electric Railway Line from Chōshi to Tokawa. It is located between Moto-Chōshi and Nishi-Ashikajima stations, and is a distance of 2.7 km (1.7 mi) from Chōshi Station.[1]
Station layout
The station is staffed,[1] and consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. This is the only station on the line where trains can pass in opposite directions.[2]
The station is also the location for a power substation with a 300 kW silicon rectifier which supplies 600 V DC to the line's overhead wires.
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A view of the two station platforms in August 2010
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The platforms looking northward (toward Choshi) in October 2015
History
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Kasagami-Kurohae Station opened on 1 July 1925.[1] The station name combined the name of the Kasagami-chō area in which the station was located with the name of the neighbouring Kurohae area, which was famous for roof tiles which were transported by the railway.[2]
In June 1995, a head-on collision occurred north of Kasagami-Kurohae Station between DeHa 701 on a down (Tokawa-bound) service and DeHa 1001 on an up (Chōshi-bound) service. Both cars sustained front-end damage, but were later repaired and returned to traffic.[4]
In May 2010, the platforms were extended to handle two-car trains in preparation for the entry into service of new 2000 series trains, and new access ramps were added.
From 1 December 2015 for a period of one year, the station naming rights were sold to the hair product company Mesocare+, and the station signs were changed to read "Kaminoke Kurohae" (髪毛黒生, lit. "hair grows black").[5]
Accidents
A head-on collision occurred in June 1995 north of Kasagami-Kurohae Station between DeHa 701 on a down (Tokawa-bound) service and DeHa 1001 on an up (Chōshi-bound) service. Both cars sustained front-end damage. DeHa 701 was returned to service in April 1996 following repairs and repainting back into the standard livery of dark brown and red.[4]
On 11 January 2014, at 08:19, 2000 series 2-car EMU set 2002 from Tokawa to Choshi derailed on points on the approach to Kasagami-Kurohae Station.[6][7] Two of the train's bogies were derailed, but the train remained upright and none of the nine passengers on board was injured.[8]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 139 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[9] The passenger figures for past years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2007 | 262[10] |
2008 | 148[11] |
2009 | 151[12] |
2010 | 139[9] |
Surrounding area
- Chōshi Port Tower[13]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ ISBN 978-4-7770-5309-4.
- ^ メルヘン駅舎(各駅案内) [Fairy tale station buildings (Station information)] (in Japanese). Choshi Electric Railway. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ a b c Satō, Toshio (December 2009). 銚子電鉄の電車たちを訪ねて [Visiting the trains of the Chōshi Electric Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 49, no. 584. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 92–96.
- ^ Ando, Kenji (2 December 2015). 「髪毛黒生駅」銚子電鉄に誕生。育毛シャンプー企業がネーミングライツ購入 [Kaminoke Kurohae Station appears on Choshi Electric Railway - naming rights bought by shampoo business]. The Huffington Post (in Japanese). Japan: The Huffington Post Japan Ltd. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ 銚子電鉄:電車が脱線、乗客けがなし…笠上黒生駅 [Choshi Electric Railway train derails at Kasagami-Kurohae Station - No passengers injured]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 11 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ 銚子電鉄 笠上黒生駅付近で発生した列車脱線事故について [Choshi Electric Railway: Details of derailment near Kasagami-Kurohae Station] (PDF). New release (in Japanese). Japan: Choshi Electric Railway. 11 January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ 銚子電鉄 脱線で運転取りやめ [Choshi Electric Railway: Services suspended due to derailment]. NHK News Web (in Japanese). Japan: NHK. 11 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ a b 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2010(平成22)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2010)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2007(平成19)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2008)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2008(平成20)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2008)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2009(平成21)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2009)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ISBN 4-415-09308-6.
External links
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- Choshi Electric Railway station information (in Japanese)