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Motosu Station (本巣駅, Motosu-eki) is a railway station in the city of Motosu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tarumi Railway.^[1]

Lines

Motosu Station is a station on the Tarumi Line, and is located 16.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōgaki.^[1]

Station layout

Motosu Station has one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is attended.^[1] The station also as a rail yard for the Tarumi Railway.

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Tarumi Railway
Tarumi Line
Itonuki	-	Oribe

History

Motosu Station opened on March 20, 1956 as Mino-Motosu Station (美濃本巣駅). It was renamed to its present name of October 6, 1984.^[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 157

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sone, Satoru (2011). 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線公営鉄道・私鉄』26号長良川鉄道・明知鉄道・樽見鉄道・三岐鉄道・伊勢鉄道 (Weekly History of Public and Private Railways No.26 Nagaragawa Railway, Akechi Railway, Tarumi Railway, Sangi Railway, Ise Railway) (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun Publishing. pp. 15–17.

External links

Media related to Motosu Station at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (in Japanese)

[sone26-1] Sone, Satoru (2011). 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線公営鉄道・私鉄』26号長良川鉄道・明知鉄道・樽見鉄道・三岐鉄道・伊勢鉄道 (Weekly History of Public and Private Railways No.26 Nagaragawa Railway, Akechi Railway, Tarumi Railway, Sangi Railway, Ise Railway) (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun Publishing. pp. 15–17.

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