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 | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| FY 2015 | 341 daily | ||||||||||||||
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  Motegi Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture  Motegi Station Motegi Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||
Motegi Station (茂木駅, Motegi-eki) is a railway station in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Mooka Railway.
Lines
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
Motegi Station has one side platform. The station also has a steam-powered railway turntable for use by steam locomotives
History
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
- Motegi Town Hall
- Motegi Post Office
Bus routes
- JR Bus Kanto
- NasuKarasuyama Municipal Bus
- For Karasuyama Station and Ichihana Station
References
- ↑ "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
Media related to Motegi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Mooka Railway Station information (in Japanese)