is a railway station in
Motegi,
Tochigi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Tochigi Prefecture has a population of 1,943,886 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,408 Square kilometre, km2 (2,474 Square mile, sq mi). Tochigi ...
,
Japan
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, operated by the
Mooka Railway
The is a Japanese railway line connecting Shimodate Station, in Chikusei, Ibaraki and Motegi Station in Motegi, Tochigi. It is the only railway line operated by the . The third sector company took over the former JR East line in 1988. In additio ...
.
Lines
Motegi Station is a
terminal station
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing such ...
for the
Mooka Line
The is a Japanese railway line connecting Shimodate Station, in Chikusei, Ibaraki and Motegi Station in Motegi, Tochigi. It is the only railway line operated by the . The Public-Private Partnerships In Japan, third sector company took over the fo ...
, 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
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
. The station also has a steam-powered
railway turntable for use by steam locomotives
History
Motegi Station opened on 15 December 1920 as a station on the
Japanese Government Railway
The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Rai ...
, which subsequently became the
Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the
privatization
Privatization (also privatisation in British English) can mean several different things, most commonly referring to moving something from the public sector into the private sector. It is also sometimes used as a synonym for deregulation when ...
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
is a railway station in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also is a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station ...
and
Twin Ring Motegi[Transfer onto bus bound for Mito Station]
*NasuKarasuyama Municipal Bus
**For
Karasuyama Station
is a railway station in the city of Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Karasuyama Station forms the terminus of the Karasuyama Line, a 20.4 km branch line from .
Station layout
The s ...
and
Ichihana Station
is a railway station in Ichikai, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Mooka Railway.
Lines
Ichihana Station is a station on the Mooka Line, and is located 34.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shimodate Station.
Statio ...
References
External links
Mooka Railway Station information
{{Mooka Line
Railway stations in Tochigi Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1920
Motegi, Tochigi