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
Location	Minami-cho, Kaifu-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-2103
Coordinates	33.7762°N 134.5918°E / 33.7762; 134.5918
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
Disabled access	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 (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]

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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	»
JR Limited Express Services
Kuwano (most trains)		Muroto		Hiwasa
Mugi Line
Awa-Fukui		Local		Tainohama (if open) (otherwise) Kiki

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.