Hegawa Station | |
Native Name: | 辺川駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Tachibana, Mugi-cho, Kaifu-gun, Tokushima-ken 775-0002 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR Shikoku |
Line: | Mugi Line |
Distance: | 64.3 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Structure: | At grade |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Accessible: | Yes - ramp leads up to platform |
Code: | M23 |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 8 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Tokushima Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Hegawa Station |
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 "M22".[1]
Hegawa Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 64.3 km from the beginning of the line at . Only local trains stop at the station.[2]
The station consists of one side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for passengers. A flight of steps and a ramp lead up to the platform from the access road.[3] [4] [5]
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Hegawa Station on 1 July 1942 as an intermediate station when the track of the Mugi Line was extended from to . On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the station.