Karuga Station

nihongo|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

tation 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

*ja icon [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0800515 JR West]