Muya Station

Muya Station (撫養駅, Muya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "N09".[1][2]

N09
Muya Station

撫養駅
General information
LocationGongen Muyachō Minamihama, Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture 772-0003
Japan
Coordinates34°10′23″N 134°36′04″E
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)     Naruto Line
Distance7.2 km (4.5 mi) from Ikenotani
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes - platform at same level as access road
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeN09
History
Opened1 July 1916 (1916-07-01)
Previous namesEbisumae (between 18 January 1928 and 1 August 1948)
Passengers
FY2019492
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Konpiramae
N08
towards Ikenotani
 Naruto Line Naruto
N10
Terminus
Location
Muya Station is located in Tokushima Prefecture
Muya Station
Muya Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
Muya Station is located in Japan
Muya Station
Muya Station
Muya Station (Japan)

Lines

Muya Station is served by the JR Shikoku Naruto Line and is located 7.2 km from the beginning of the line at Ikenotani.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. A simple station building serves as a waiting room. The platform is at the same level as the access road and may be entered without the need for a ramp or steps.[2][3][5]

History

Muya Station was opened by the privately run Awa Electric Railway (later the Awa Railway) on 1 July 1916 as the terminus of their line from Ikenotani. On 18 January 1928, the line was extended to a new terminus further northeast. The new terminus (the present Naruto took over the name Muya and this station was renamed Ebisu Station (ゑびす前駅, Ebisumae-eki). After the Awa Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1933, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. The kanji name was changed to 蛭子前駅 which still read as Ebisumae-eki. JGR operated the station as part of the Awa Line until 20 March 1935 when some other stations on the line were absorbed into the Kōtoku Main Line. Ebisumae then became part of the Muya Line. On 1 August 1948, the terminus at Muya was renamed Naruto and Ebisumae regained the name Muya. On 1 March 1956, the line which served the station was renamed the Naruto Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 492 passengers daily[8]

Surrounding area
  • Kotoshironushi Shrine
  • Tokushima Prefectural Naruto Uzushio High School Naruto Campus (former Tokushima Prefectural Naruto Daiichi High School)
  • Naruto City Daiichi Junior High School

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "撫養" [Muya]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 70. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. "Muya Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. "撫養駅" [Muya Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  6. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 653. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. 令和３年版　阿南市統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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