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
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

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

"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)

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[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