Motoyama Station (元山駅, Motoyama-eki) is a passenger railway station operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "N06".
Motoyama Station 元山駅 | |||||
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 Motoyama Station entrance, August 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 981-3 Okuma, Motoyamacho, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 761-0311 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°18′37″N 134°05′02″E / 34.3104°N 134.0838°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nagao Line | ||||
| Distance | 4.5 km from Kawaramachi | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Parking | No | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | N06 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | April 30, 1912 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 854 per day[1] | ||||
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Lines
editMotoyama Station is a station on the Kotoden Nagao Line and is located 4.5 km from the terminus of the line at Kawaramachi Station and 6.2 kilometers from Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.
Layout
editThe station consists of one side platform serving single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. [2]
Adjacent stations
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Kita-Higashiguchi | Nagao Line | Mizuta |
History
editMotoyama Station opened on April 30, 1912 as a station on the Takamatsu Electric Tramway. On November 1, 1943 it became a station on the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railway.
Surrounding area
edit- Takamatsu Municipal Kyowa Junior High School
Passenger statistics
edit| Ridership per day [1] | |
|---|---|
| Year | Ridership |
| 2011 | 634 |
| 2012 | 654 |
| 2013 | 695 |
| 2014 | 710 |
| 2015 | 772 |
| 2016 | 802 |
| 2017 | 854 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 8, 64. ISBN 9784062951616.
External links
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Media related to Motoyama Station (Takamatsu) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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