Yuki Station (Tokushima)

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]

Yuki Station

由岐駅
Yuki Station in September 2015
LocationMinami-cho, Kaifu-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-2103
Coordinates33.7762°N 134.5918°E / 33.7762; 134.5918
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Mugi Line
Distance44.9 km from Tokushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessYes - platforms linked by ramps and level crossing
Other information
StatusUnstaffed but some types of tickets sold by a kan'i itaku agent onsite
Station codeM18
History
Opened14 December 1939 (1939-12-14)
Location
Yuki Station
Location within Japan

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][3][7]

  • A view of the station platforms and tracks looking in the direction of Mugi. The level crossing can be seen in the distance.
  • 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 »
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
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "由岐" [Yuki Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 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. 42, 73. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "Yuki Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. "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 25 June 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  6. "由岐駅" [Yuki Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 12 February 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  7. "由岐駅" [Yuki Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 661. ISBN 4533029809.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4533029809.
  10. "ぽっぽマリン" [Poppo Marine]. Minami Town official website. Retrieved 12 February 2018.


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