Mototate Station
Mototate Station 本楯駅 | |
|---|---|
 Station building and entrance, May 2007 | |
| Location |
Mototate, Sakata, Yamagata （山形県酒田市本楯字通伝13） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Uetsu Main Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1919 |
Mototate Station (本楯駅 Mototate-eki) is a railway station in Sakata, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
Mototate Station is located on the Uetsu Main Line, stretching from Niitsu to Akita. 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.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Sakata and Tsuruoka |
| 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Kisakata, Ugo-Honjō, and Akita |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uetsu Main Line | ||||
| Sakata | Local | Minamichōkai | ||
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
References
- ↑ "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
- JR East station information (Japanese)
- Livedoor Transit information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 38°58′6.8″N 139°52′56.4″E / 38.968556°N 139.882333°E
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