is a passenger

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located in the town of

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, Kaifu District,

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, Japan. It is operated by

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and has the station number "M24".

Lines

Mugi Station is served by the

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and is located 67.7 km from the start 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

Mugi 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 (without a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' facility). Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps.

Platforms

file:Mugi Station (2015) 02.JPG, Waiting room and ticket window of Mugi Station. file:Mugi Station (2015) 05.JPG, A view of the station platforms and tracks. There is a passing loop to the left between track 1 and the station building. To the right of track 2 is another passing loop and various sidings. Note the level crossing at the far end of the platform. file:Mugi Station open.jpg, Historic photo taken on the day the station was opened. Note the station building in the background. There was, at the time, a footbridge linking to the platforms.

Adjacent stations

History

Japanese Government Railways The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Rai ...

(JGR) 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

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(JNR), the successor of JGR, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 276 passengers daily

Surrounding area

*Mugi Town Hall *Tokushima Prefectural Kaifu Hospital

References

External links

* Railway stations in Tokushima Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1942 Mugi, Tokushima {{Tokushima-railstation-stub