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
LocationTsūden-8 Mototate, Sakata-shi, Yamagata-ken 999–8134
Japan
Coordinates38°58′6.8″N 139°52′56.4″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance173.3 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened5 December 1919
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Sakata
towards Niitsu
 Uetsu Main Line Minamichōkai
towards Akita
Location
Mototate Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Mototate Station
Mototate Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Mototate Station is located in Japan
Mototate Station
Mototate Station
Mototate Station (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 unmanned from October 1981. A new station building was completed in August 2006.[4]

Surrounding area
  • Mototate Post Office

See also

References
  1. "Mototate Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  2. JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
  3. 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.
  4. Kouznetsov (4 August 2013). "羽越本線 本楯駅". 羽越線資料館.

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