Kasagami-Kurohae Station

Kasagami-Kurohae Station (笠上黒生駅, Kasagami-Kurohae-eki) is a railway station on the privately operated Chōshi Electric Railway Line in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan.


Kasagami-Kurohae Station

笠上黒生駅
The station entrance in July 2023
General information
Location6015 Kasagami-chō, Chōshi-shi, Chiba-ken 288–0004
Japan
Operated byChoshi Electric Railway
Line(s)Choshi Electric Railway Line
Distance2.7 km from Chōshi
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCD05
History
Opened1 July 1925 (1925-07-01)
Passengers
FY2010139 daily
Services
Preceding station Choshi Electric Railway Following station
Moto-Chōshi
towards Chōshi
 Chōshi Electric Railway Line Nishi-Ashikajima
towards Tokawa
Location
Kasagami-Kurohae Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Kasagami-Kurohae Station
Kasagami-Kurohae Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Kasagami-Kurohae Station is located in Japan
Kasagami-Kurohae Station
Kasagami-Kurohae Station
Kasagami-Kurohae Station (Japan)

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
Withdrawn EMU car DeHa 101 dumped next to the station in December 2006

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.[3] A loop and siding for freight services originally existed behind the up platform, but the loop was later removed, leaving just the siding.[2] Withdrawn EMU car DeHa 101 was previously dumped in this siding, but was disposed of in September 2009 to make space to store newly delivered 2000 series set 2002 awaiting modifications at Nakanochō depot.[4]

  • A view of the two station platforms in August 2010
    A view of the two station platforms in August 2010
  • The platforms looking northward (toward Choshi) in October 2015
    The platforms looking northward (toward Choshi) in October 2015

History
The station platforms in March 2007, before the addition of access ramps

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 yearDaily average
2007262[10]
2008148[11]
2009151[12]
2010139[9]

Surrounding area
  • Chōshi Port Tower[13]

See also

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. Shirato, Sadao (June 2011). 銚子電気鉄道（上） [Choshi Electric Railway Volume One]. Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. p. 30. ISBN 978-4-7770-5309-4.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. ローカル鉄道途中下車の旅 [Local Railway All-stations Journeys]. Japan: Seibido Publishing. 1998. pp. 124–127. ISBN 4-415-09308-6.
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