Yuki Station | |
Native Name: | 由岐駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Minami-cho, Kaifu-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-2103 |
Operator: | JR Shikoku |
Line: | Mugi Line |
Distance: | 44.9 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 + 1 siding |
Structure: | At grade |
Accessible: | Yes - platforms linked by ramps and level crossing |
Code: | M18 |
Status: | Unstaffed but some types of tickets sold by a kan'i itaku agent onsite |
Passengers: | 176 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Tokushima Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Yuki 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 "M18".[1]
Yuki Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 44.9 km from the beginning of the line at . Besides the local trains on the Mugi Line, the Muroto limited express service between and also stops at the station.[2]
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[3] but some types of tickets are sold by the museum, acting as a kan'i itaku agent.[4] Access to the opposite platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps at both ends.[5] [6] [7]
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 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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 176 passengers daily[8]