Motegi Station
Preceding station | Mooka Railway | Following station | ||
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Ichihana towards Shimodate | SL Mooka | Terminus | ||
Ten'yaba towards Shimodate | Mooka Line |
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Motegi Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi PrefectureMotegi Station Motegi Station (Japan) Show map of 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
- For Utsunomiya Station and Twin Ring Motegi[2]
- NasuKarasuyama Municipal Bus
- For Karasuyama Station and Ichihana Station
References
External links
Media related to Motegi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Mooka Railway Station information (in Japanese)