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

Lines

Mugi Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 67.7 km from the start 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

Mugi 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]

Platforms

1 ■ Mugi Line for Awa-Kainan
2 ■ Mugi Line for Anan and Tokushima
  • Waiting room and ticket window of Mugi Station.
    Waiting room and ticket window of Mugi Station.
  • A view of the station platforms and tracks. There is a passing loop to the left between track 1 and the station building. To the right of track 2 is another passing loop and various sidings. Note the level crossing at the far end of the platform.
    A view of the station platforms and tracks. There is a passing loop to the left between track 1 and the station building. To the right of track 2 is another passing loop and various sidings. Note the level crossing at the far end of the platform.
  • Historic photo taken on the day the station was opened. Note the station building in the background. There was, at the time, a footbridge linking to the platforms.
    Historic photo taken on the day the station was opened. Note the station building in the background. There was, at the time, a footbridge linking to the platforms.

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 276 passengers daily[9]

Surrounding area

  • Mugi Town Hall
  • Tokushima Prefectural Kaifu Hospital

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "牟岐" [Mugi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 662. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  9. ^ 令和３年版　徳島県統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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