Mugi Station


Mugi Station is a railway station on the Mugi Line in Mugi, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M24".

Lines

The station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 67.7 km from the beginning of the line at. Besides the local trains on the Mugi Line, the station is also the southern terminus for the Muroto limited express service between it and.

Layout

The 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. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps.

Adjacent stations

History

opened the station on 1 July 1942 as the terminus of the Mugi Line which had been extended southwards from. Mugi was the southern terminus of the line until 1 October 1973 when the line was extended further south to. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways, the successor of JGR, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.