Karakasa StationKarakasa Station is a railway station on the Iida Line in the village of Yasuoka, Shimoina, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.LinesKarakasa Station is served by the Iida Line and is 111.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.Station layoutThe station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.HistoryKarakasa Station opened on 30 October 1932. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 18 passengers daily.Surrounding areaTenryū River