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Motozenkōji Station (元善光寺駅, Motozenkōji-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the city of Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).[1] It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Motozenkōji Station 元善光寺駅
Motozenkōji Station in November 2004
General information
Location	3537 Zenkoji, Iida-shi, Nagano-ken 395-0001 Japan
Coordinates	35.5337°N 137.8611°E / 35.5337; 137.8611
Elevation	441 meters[1]
Operated by	JR Central JR Freight
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	133.8 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
History
Opened	18 March 1923
Passengers
FY2015	263 (daily)
Location
Motozenkōji Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Motozenkōji Station Motozenkōji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Motozenkōji Station is served by the Iida Line and is 133.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a level crossing.[1]

Platforms

1	■ Iida Line	for Tatsuno
2	■ Iida Line	for Iida
3	■ Iida Line

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Iida		Rapid Misuzu		Ichida
Ina-Kamisato		Local		Shimoichida

History

Motozenkōji Station opened on 18 March 1923. It was renamed Zenkōji Station (座光寺駅) from 1943 to 1950, when it was reverted to its original name.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 263 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

Motozenkoji village is the original home of the Zenkoji Temple,[3] now in Nagano.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

• Motozenkōji Station information (in Japanese)

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