Karuga Station 狩留家駅
Karuga Station building (August 2002).
General information
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 many 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 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