Mototate Station

Mototate Station 本楯駅
Station building and entrance, May 2007
Location
Prefecture	Yamagata (See other stations in Yamagata)
City	Sakata
Neighborhood etc.	Motate
Postal Code	999-8134
(in Japanese)	山形県酒田市本楯字通伝13
History
Year opened	1919
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Uetsu Main Line

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 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.^[1] The station became unmanned from October 1981. A new station building was completed in August 2006.

Surrounding area

• Yamagata Expressway
• National Route 344
• National Route 345

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mototate Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1558. Retrieved 4 January 2011. 
2. ^ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)
• Livedoor Transit information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 38°58′06″N 139°52′53″E / 38.9683°N 139.8814°E / 38.9683; 139.8814