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 | ||||||||||
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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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![]() ![]() Mototate Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture![]() ![]() Mototate Station Mototate Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
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]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The two platforms are linked by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Sakata and Tsuruoka |
2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Kisakata, Ugo-Honjō, and Akita |
Mototate 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]
Media related to Mototate Station at Wikimedia Commons
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