Hegawa Station

Railway station in Mugi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

33°41′41″N 134°26′05″E / 33.6946°N 134.4348°E / 33.6946; 134.4348Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Mugi Line Distance64.3 km from TokushimaPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleYes - ramp leads up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeM23HistoryOpened1 July 1942 (1942-07-01)PassengersFY20198

Location
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Hegawa Station (辺川駅, Hegawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Mugi, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M22".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Hegawa Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 64.3 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.^[3] Only local trains stop at the station.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for passengers. A flight of steps and a ramp lead up to the platform from the access road.^[2]^[3]^[5]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Mugi Line
Limited Express Muroto: Does not stop at this station
Yamagawachi	Local	Mugi

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Hegawa Station on 1 July 1942 as an intermediate station when the track of the Mugi Line was extended from Hiwasa to Mugi. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the station.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 55

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "辺川駅" [Hegawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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. 43, 74. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ "Hegawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
^ "辺川駅" [Hegawa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
^ 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. 662. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. 217. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.