Kiki Station | |
Native Name: | 木岐駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Kiki, Minami-cho, Kaifu-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-2108 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR Shikoku |
Line: | Mugi Line |
Distance: | 47.2 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Structure: | Embankment |
Accessible: | Yes - ramp leads up to platform |
Code: | M19 |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 40 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Tokushima Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Kiki Station |
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 "M19".[1]
Kiki Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 47.2 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 on an embankment. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for passengers. A ramp and a flight of steps lead up to the platform from the access road. Near the base of the ramp is a disused shelter that once housed a ticket window.[3] [4] [5]
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Kiki Station on 14 December 1939 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.
Kiki is a settlement centered on the fishing industry, and private houses are gathered on the narrow flat land at the mouth of the Kiki River.