Motegi Station

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

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 (1920-12-15)
Passengers
FY 2015	341 daily
Services
Preceding station Mooka Railway Following station Ichihana towards Shimodate SL Mooka Terminus Ten'yaba towards Shimodate Mooka Line
Location Motegi Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Motegi Station Motegi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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