Karuga Station
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Karuga Station
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File:Karuga Station building.jpg
Karuga Station building (August 2002).
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Location | Asakita, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Japan |
Operated by | JR West |
Line(s) | Geibi Line |
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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.
Contents
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
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- Articles containing Japanese-language text
- Articles with Japanese-language external links
- Stations of West Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Hiroshima Prefecture
- Geibi Line
- Hiroshima City Network
- Stations of West Japan Railway Company in Hiroshima city
- Railway stations opened in 1915