Motegi Station
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Motegi Station 茂木駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Motegi Station (October 2006) | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Motegi, Motegi, Haga, Tochigi （栃木県芳賀郡茂木町大字茂木） Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°31′51″N 140°10′54″E / 36.530714°N 140.18155°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Mooka Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mooka Line | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (1 side platform) | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 15, 1920 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY 2015 | 341 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Motegi Station (茂木駅, Motegi-eki) is a railway station in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Mooka Railway.
Lines
[edit]Motegi Station is a terminal station for the Mooka Line, and is located 41.9 rail kilometers from the opposite terminus of the line at Shimodate Station.
Station layout
[edit]Motegi Station has one side platform. The station also has a steam-powered railway turntable for use by steam locomotives
History
[edit]Motegi Station opened on 15 December 1920[1] as a station on the Japanese Government Railway, which subsequently became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, and the Mooka Railway from 11 April 1988.
Surrounding area
[edit]- Motegi Town Hall
- Motegi Post Office
Bus routes
[edit]- JR Bus Kanto
- NasuKarasuyama Municipal Bus
- For Karasuyama Station and Ichihana Station
References
[edit]- ^ "茂木駅". 真岡鉄道. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Transfer onto bus bound for Mito Station
External links
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Media related to Motegi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Mooka Railway Station information (in Japanese)