Karugahama Station (かるが浜駅, Karugahama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]
Karugahama Station かるが浜駅 | |||||||||||
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 Karugahama Station in July 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 4 Karugachō, Kure-shi, Hiroshima-ken 737-0862 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°15′51.63″N 132°31′0.62″E / 34.2643417°N 132.5168389°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Y Kure Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 72.2 km (44.9 miles) from Mihara | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-Y11[1] | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 February 1999 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 207 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editKarugahama Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 72.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mihara.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one elevated island platform with the station facilities underneath. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kure and Takehara |
| 2 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kaitaichi and Hiroshima |
History
editKarugahama Station was opened on 7 February 1999. [3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 207 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Karuga Beach
- Kure Municipal Yoshiura Junior High School
- Japan National Route 31
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "広島エリア 5路線79駅への「駅ナンバー」の導入について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
edit Media related to Karugahama Station at Wikimedia Commons
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