The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended. The station building is located along the platform serving Track 1.
Kuroi Station opened on July 15, 1899 as a station of Hankaku Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 486 passengers daily[2]