Motoyama Station (Nagasaki)

Motoyama Station (本山駅, Motoyama-eki, もとやまえき) is a train station located in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] It is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line[3] which has been operated by the third-sector Matsuura Railway since 1988.[4]

Motoyama Station

本山駅
Station platform in August 2008
General information
LocationSasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates33°12′25.28″N 129°40′54.74″E / 33.2070222°N 129.6818722°E / 33.2070222; 129.6818722
Operated byMatsuura Railway
Line(s) Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Distance83.5 km from Arita Station
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
Opened3 October 1994; 30 years ago (1994-10-03)
Original companyMatsuura Railway
Location
Motoyama Station is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Motoyama Station
Motoyama Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Motoyama Station is located in Japan
Motoyama Station
Motoyama Station
Motoyama Station (Japan)

Lines

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Trains on this branch terminate at either Saza or Sasebo. Travellers can transfer at Saza for local trains to Imari, and then on to Arita. It is 83.5 km from Arita.[5]

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level side platform with a bi-directional track.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Kami-Ainoura Local Nakazato
Kami-Ainoura Rapid Hidariishi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "国土数値情報 鉄道データの詳細" [National Land Numerical Information Railway Data Details] (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  2. ^ "Node: Motoyama (270857945)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. ^ "本山|駅探" [Motoyama Station | Station Search]. 駅探 (Ekitan) (in Japanese).
  4. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 224–5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "本山駅時刻表" [Motoyama Station Timetable]. Matsuura Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-28.
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