Kiki Station
# Kiki Station

Kiki Station (木岐駅, Kiki-eki) 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 "M19".

## Lines

Kiki Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 47.2 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima. Only local trains stop at the station.

## Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single track on an embankment. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for passengers. A ramp and a flight of steps lead up to the platform from the access road. Near the base of the ramp is a disused shelter that once housed a ticket window.

* The disused ticket window shelter at the base of the embankment. In the foreground can be seen the ramp leading to the platform.

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Mugi Line |||||
| Limited Express Muroto: Does not stop at this station |||||
| Tainohama (if open) (otherwise) Yuki | Local | Kitagawachi |

## History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Kiki 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.

## Surrounding area

Kiki is a settlement centered on the fishing industry, and private houses are gathered on the narrow flat land at the mouth of the Kiki River.

* Kiki Fisheries Cooperative
* Minami Municipal Kiki Elementary School
* Minami Municipal Kiki Public Hall
