Yuki Station (Tokushima)
Yuki Station 由岐駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Minami-cho, Kaifu-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-2103 | ||||
Coordinates | 33°46′34″N 134°35′30″E / 33.7762°N 134.5918°E | ||||
Operated by | JR Shikoku | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Mugi Line | ||||
Distance | 44.9 km from Tokushima | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||
Accessible | Yes - platforms linked by ramps and level crossing | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed but some types of tickets sold by a kan'i itaku agent onsite | ||||
Station code | M18 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 14 December 1939 | ||||
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Yuki Station (由岐駅, Yuki-eki) is a railway station on the Mugi Line in Minami, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M18".[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 44.9 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.[3] Besides the local trains on the Mugi Line, the Muroto limited express service between Mugi and Tokushima also stops at the station.[4]
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with a siding branching off track 1. The station premises occupy only a part of a large building which incorporates other facilities such as an aquarium/museum set up by the municipal authorities. The station ticket window has been unstaffed since 2010[5] but some types of tickets are sold by the museum, acting as a kan'i itaku agent.[6] Access to the opposite platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps at both ends.[2][7][3]
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A view of the station platforms and tracks looking in the direction of Mugi. The level crossing can be seen in the distance.
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A view of the station platforms and tracks looking in the direction of Tokushima. The siding branching off track 1 can be seen in the distance.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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JR Limited Express Services | ||||
Kuwano (most trains) | Muroto | Hiwasa | ||
Mugi Line | ||||
Awa-Fukui | Local |
History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 14 December 1939 as an intermediate station when the track of the Mugi Line was extended from Awa-Fukui to Hiwasa. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the station.[8][9]
Surrounding area
- Poppo Marine (ぽっぽマリン, Poppo-marin) - An aquarium and other facilities set up by Minami town authorities and housed in the same building as the station. There is also a tourist information centre, an exhibition hall for local products, a shop for the sale of local produce and a food outlet where local foodstuffs can be sampled.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b "由岐" [Yuki Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 42, 73. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "Yuki Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "JR四国 駅業務体制の見直しについて" [Revision of station business system]. JR Shikoku. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-06-25. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "由岐駅" [Yuki Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 12 February 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ "由岐駅" [Yuki Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 661. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "ぽっぽマリン" [Poppo Marine]. Minami Town official website. Retrieved 12 February 2018.