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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)

[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

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