Motosu Station

Motosu Station

本巣駅
Motosu Station; 本巣駅
	Motosu Station
Location	Soinakajima, Motosu-shi, Gifu-ken 501-1205; Japan
Coordinates	35°29′15.17″N 136°40′12.45″E / 35.4875472°N 136.6701250°ECoordinates: 35°29′15.17″N 136°40′12.45″E / 35.4875472°N 136.6701250°E
Operated by	Tarumi Railway
Line(s)	■ Tarumi Line
Distance	16.2 km from Ōgaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	March 20, 1956
Previous names	Mino-Motosu Station (to 1984)
Location
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Motosu Station (本巣駅, Motosu-eki) is a railway station in the city of Motosu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tarumi Railway.^[1]

Lines[]

Motosu Station is a station on the Tarumi Line, and is located 16.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōgaki.^[1]

Station layout[]

Motosu Station has one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is attended.^[1] The station also as a rail yard for the Tarumi Railway.

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service	»
Tarumi Railway
Tarumi Line
Itonuki	-	Oribe

History[]

Motosu Station opened on March 20, 1956 as Mino-Motosu Station (美濃本巣駅). It was renamed to its present name of October 6, 1984.^[1]

Surrounding area[]

National Route 157

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Sone, Satoru (2011). 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線公営鉄道・私鉄』26号長良川鉄道・明知鉄道・樽見鉄道・三岐鉄道・伊勢鉄道 (Weekly History of Public and Private Railways No.26 Nagaragawa Railway, Akechi Railway, Tarumi Railway, Sangi Railway, Ise Railway) (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun Publishing. pp. 15–17.

External links[]

Media related to Motosu Station at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (in Japanese)

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[sone26-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Sone, Satoru (2011). 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線公営鉄道・私鉄』26号長良川鉄道・明知鉄道・樽見鉄道・三岐鉄道・伊勢鉄道 (Weekly History of Public and Private Railways No.26 Nagaragawa Railway, Akechi Railway, Tarumi Railway, Sangi Railway, Ise Railway) (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun Publishing. pp. 15–17.

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