Karuga Station

Karuga Station 狩留家駅
File:Karuga Station building.jpg Karuga Station building (August 2002).
Location	Asakita, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Geibi Line
History
Opened	April 28, 1915

Karuga Station (狩留家駅, Karuga-eki) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Karuga-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station services a large number of express and local trains daily.

History

• 1915-04-28: Karuga Station opens
• 1937-07-01: Karuga Station is nationalized and becomes part of Japanese National Railways
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Karuga Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platforms

Karuga Station features one island-style platform capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The station building was completed in 1953 and is an old-style wooden building with a tile roof. The station is privately operated under contract from JR West, and tickets can be purchased inside the station building.

Environs

• Karuga Post Office
• Hiroshima Municipal Kariogawa Elementary School
• Nakayama
• Nabetsuchi Pass
• Misasa River

Highway access

• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line

Miyoshi Express

No stop

Commuter Liner

Shirakiyama Station — Karuga Station — Shimofukawa Station

Miyoshi Liner

Mukaihara Station — Karuga Station — Kamifukawa Station

Local

Shirakiyama Station — Karuga Station — Kamifukawa Station

External links

• (Japanese) JR West