Yuki Station (由岐駅, Yuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Minami, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M18".[1][2]

Lines

Yuki 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]

Platforms

1 ■ Mugi Line for Mugi Awa-Kainan
2 ■ Mugi Line for Anan and Tokushima
  • 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 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.
    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 Yuki 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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 176 passengers daily[10]

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.[11]
  • Minami Town National Health Insurance Minami Hospital
  • Minami Town Yuki Branch
  • Minami Municipal Yuki Elementary School
  • Minami Municipal Yuki Junior High School

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "由岐" [Yuki Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 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. 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 661. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "ぽっぽマリン" [Poppo Marine]. Minami Town official website. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

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