Mugi Station

Mugi Station (牟岐駅, Mugi-eki) is a railway station on the Mugi Line in Mugi, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M24".[1][2]

Mugi Station

牟岐駅
Mugi Station in May 2016
LocationNakamura, Mugi-cho, Kaifu-gun, Tokushima-ken 775-0006
Japan
Coordinates33.6725°N 134.4179°E / 33.6725; 134.4179
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) Mugi Line
Distance67.7 km from Tokushima
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + 2 passing loops + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessYes - platforms linked by ramps and level crossing
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window
Station codeM24
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 July 1942 (1942-07-01)
Location
Mugi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 67.7 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.[3] Besides the local trains on the Mugi Line, the station is also the southern terminus for the Muroto limited express service between it and Tokushima.[4]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. As the station was until 1973 the southern terminus of the Mugi line, numerous passing loops and sidings branch off from the main tracks. The station building houses a waiting room and a JR ticket window (without a Midori no Madoguchi facility).[5] Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps.[2][3][6]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR Limited Express Services
Hiwasa   Muroto   Terminus
Mugi Line
Hegawa   Local   Sabase

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 1 July 1942 as the terminus of the Mugi Line which had been extended southwards from Hiwasa. Mugi was the southern terminus of the line until 1 October 1973 when the line was extended further south to Kaifu. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "牟岐" [Mugi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. 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. pp. 43, 73. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "Mugi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. "JR四国の駅 窓口営業時間一覧" [JR Shikoku station ticket window opening hours list] (PDF). JR Shikoku. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. "牟岐駅" [Mugi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 662. ISBN 4533029809.
  8. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4533029809.


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