Mototate Station

Mototate Station (本楯駅, Mototate-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sakata, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Mototate Station 本楯駅
Mototate Station, August 2019
General information
Location	Tsūden-8 Mototate, Sakata-shi, Yamagata-ken 999–8134 Japan
Coordinates	38°58′6.8″N 139°52′56.4″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	173.3 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 December 1919
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Sakata towards Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Minamichōkai towards Akita
Location Mototate Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Mototate Station Mototate Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Mototate Station is located on the Uetsu Main Line, stretching from Niitsu to Akita, and is located 173.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station. The station is served by local services operating between Sakata and Akita, with some services starting or terminating at Fukura. Services operate approximately hourly during the daytime.^[2]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The two platforms are linked by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Sakata and Tsuruoka
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Kisakata, Ugo-Honjō, and Akita

History

Mototate Station opened on 5 December 1919.^[3] The station became unstaffed from October 1981.^{[citation needed]} A new station building was completed in August 2006.^[4]

Surrounding area

• Mototate Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan