Muya Station


Muya Station is a railway station on the Naruto Line in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "N09".

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Naruto Line and is located 7.2 km from the beginning of the line at. Only local services stop at the station.

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.

Adjacent stations

History

The station was opened by the privately run Awa Electric Railway on 1 July 1916 as the terminus of their line from. On 18 January 1928, the line was extended to a new terminus further northeast. The new terminus 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, the successor of JGR, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku.