is a JR West

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 Geibi Line

Geibi Line

The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region. It begins at Bitchū Kōjiro Station on the west side of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, connecting through Miyoshi Station in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, and terminating at Hiroshima Station...

 station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 located in Karuga-chō, Asakita-ku

Asakita-ku, Hiroshima

is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the North of Asa-gun and the South of Takata-gun: now-defunct districts .Asa-gun was consisted of Kabe-cho, Kōyō-cho, Asa-cho. Takata-gun was including Shiraki-cho...

, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. 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
  Japanese National Railways
  , abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
  
  
• 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

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.
Geibi Line

Miyoshi Express

No stop

Commuter Liner

Shirakiyama Station

Shirakiyama Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Mita, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1930-01-01: Shirakiyamaguchi Station opens*1937-07-01: The station is renamed Shirakiyama Station...

 — Karuga Station — Shimofukawa Station

Shimofukawa Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 5-chōme, Fukawa, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. This is the largest of the three Fukawa stations on the Geibi Line, and handles many trains daily.-History:...

Miyoshi Liner

Mukaihara Station

Mukaihara Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Saka, Mukaihara-chō, Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1915-04-28: Mukaihara Station opens*March 1986: The current station building was completed...

 — Karuga Station — Kamifukawa Station

Kamifukawa Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Karuga-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The 124m Dakiiwa Tunnel is located on the Miyoshi side of the station.-History:*1929-03-20: Kamifukawa Station opens...

Local

Shirakiyama Station — Karuga Station — Kamifukawa Station

External links

JR West