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Motosu Station

Coordinates: 35°29′15.17″N 136°40′12.45″E / 35.4875472°N 136.6701250°E / 35.4875472; 136.6701250
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Motosu Station

本巣駅
Motosu Station
General information
LocationSoinakajima, Motosu-shi, Gifu-ken 501-1205
Japan
Coordinates35°29′15.17″N 136°40′12.45″E / 35.4875472°N 136.6701250°E / 35.4875472; 136.6701250
Operated by Tarumi Railway
Line(s) Tarumi Line
Distance16.2 km from Ōgaki
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedMarch 20, 1956
Previous namesMino-Motosu Station (to 1984)
Location
Motosu Station is located in Gifu Prefecture
Motosu Station
Motosu Station
Location within Gifu Prefecture
Motosu Station is located in Japan
Motosu Station
Motosu Station
Motosu Station (Japan)

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

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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

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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

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Tarumi Railway
Tarumi Line
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History

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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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