Motegi Station

Motegi Station

茂木駅
Motegi Station; 茂木駅
	Motegi Station (October 2006)
General information
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)
History
Opened	December 15, 1920
Passengers
FY 2015	341 daily
Services
Location
	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[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
- For Utsunomiya Station and Twin Ring Motegi^[2]
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[edit]

Media related to Motegi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Mooka Railway Station information (in Japanese)

[1] "茂木駅". 真岡鉄道. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

[2] Transfer onto bus bound for Mito Station

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