Kasagami-Kurohae Station

Kasagami-Kurohae Station 笠上黒生駅
The station entrance in July 2010
Other names	Kaminoke Kurohae Station (髪毛黒生駅?) (1 Dec 2015 - 1 Dec 2016)
Location	6015 Kasagami-chō, Chōshi-shi, Chiba-ken 288-0004 Japan
Operated by	Choshi Electric Railway
Line(s)	Choshi Electric Railway Line
Distance	2.7 km from Chōshi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	1 July 1925 (1925-07-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010)	139 daily
Location
Kasagami-Kurohae Station Location within Japan

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 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.

The station is staffed, and consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. This is the only station on the line where trains can pass in opposite directions.

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 Withdrawn EMU car DeHa 101 was previously dumped in this siding, but was disposed of in September 2009 to make space to store newly delivered 2000 series set 2002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

A view of the two station platforms in August 2010

The platforms looking northward (toward Choshi) in October 2015

Kasagami-Kurohae Station opened on 1 July 1925. 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.