Yuki Station (Tokushima)

Yuki Station (由岐駅) 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".

Lines
Yuki Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 44.9 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima. Besides the local trains on the Mugi Line, the Muroto limited express service between Mugi and Tokushima also stops at the station.

Layout
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 but some types of tickets are sold by the museum, acting as a kan'i itaku agent. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps at both ends.

History
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 Awa-Fukui to Hiwasa. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the station.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 176 passengers daily

Surrounding area

 * Poppo Marine (ぽっぽマリン) - An aquarium and other facilities set up by Minami town authorities and housed in the same building as the station. There is also a tourist information centre, an exhibition hall for local products, a shop for the sale of local produce and a food outlet where local foodstuffs can be sampled.
 * Minami Town National Health Insurance Minami Hospital
 * Minami Town Yuki Branch
 * Minami Municipal Yuki Elementary School
 * Minami Municipal Yuki Junior High School