Mōka Station

Mooka Station (真岡駅, Mooka-eki) is a railway station in Mooka, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Mooka Railway.

Mooka Station 真岡駅
Mooka Station (May 2005)
General information
Location	Daimachi 2474-1, Mooka, Tochigi （栃木県真岡市台町2474-1） Japan
Operated by	Mooka Railway
Line(s)	Mooka Line
Platforms	3 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
History
Opened	1912
Passengers
FY 2012	516 daily
Services
Preceding station Mooka Railway Following station Terauchi towards Shimodate SL Mooka Nishidai towards Motegi Mooka Line Kitamōka towards Motegi

Station sign, もおか = Mooka.

Lines

Mooka Station is a station on the Mooka Line, and is located 16.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shimodate Station.

Station layout

Mooka Station has one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks in total.

History

Mooka Station opened on 1 April 1912^[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. The current station building was completed in 1997 and resembles a steam locomotive in appearance.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 294
• Mooka City Hall
• Mooka Post Office