Motoyama Station (Mitoyo)

Motoyama Station (本山駅, Motoyama-eki) is a railway station on the Yosan Line in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y18".[1][2]

Motoyama Station

本山駅
LocationToyonakacho Okamoto, Mitoyo-shi, Kagawa-ken 769-1507
Japan
Coordinates34°08′46″N 133°41′11″E
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Yosan Line
Distance52.4 km from Takamatsu
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeY18
History
Opened20 December 1913 (1913-12-20)
Location
Motoyama Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 52.4 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Dosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station. In addition, there are two trains a day running a local service on the Seto-Ōhashi Line which stop at the station. These run in one direction only, from Kan'onji to Okayama.[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A traditional Japanese style timber station building houses a waiting room and a noodle shop. Access to the platforms is by means of a level crossing.[2][3][5]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Yosan Line
Hijidai Rapid Sunport Kan'onji
Hijidai Nanpū Relay Kan'onji
Hijidai Local Kan'onji
Seto-Ōhashi Line
Hijidai Local Kan'onji

History

The station opened on 20 December 1913 as an intermediate stop when the track of the then Sanuki Line was extended westwards from Tadotsu to Kan'onji. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "本山" [Motoyama]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. 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, 65. ISBN 9784062951616.
  4. "Motoyama Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. "本山駅" [Motoyama Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 634. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4533029809.


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