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 | |||||||||||
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 Mototate Station, August 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tsūden-8 Mototate, Sakata-shi, Yamagata-ken 999–8134 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°58′6.8″N 139°52′56.4″E / 38.968556°N 139.882333°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Uetsu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 173.3 kilometers from Niitsu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 December 1919 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMototate 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
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The two platforms are linked by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Sakata and Tsuruoka |
| 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Kisakata, Ugo-Honjō, and Akita |
History
editMototate Station opened on 5 December 1919.[3] The station became unmanned from October 1981.[citation needed] A new station building was completed in August 2006.[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Mototate Post Office
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mototate Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 135. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ Kouznetsov (4 August 2013). "羽越本線 本楯駅". 羽越線資料館.
External links
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Media related to Mototate Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- Livedoor Transit information (in Japanese)