Motoyama Station (Mitoyo)

Y18 Motoyama Station 本山駅
Motoyama Station, December 2006
General information
Location	Toyonakacho Okamoto, Mitoyo-shi, Kagawa-ken 769-1507 Japan
Coordinates	34°08′46″N 133°41′11″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Yosan Line
Distance	52.4 km from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	Y18
History
Opened	20 December 1913 (1913-12-20)
Passengers
FY2019	268
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Motoyama Station (本山駅, Motoyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y18".[1][2]

Lines

Motoyama 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]

Surrounding area

• Motoyama-ji, 70th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage
• Mitoyo City Hall Toyonaka Government Building (former Toyonaka Town Hall)
• Kagawa Prefectural Kasada High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 634. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Motoyama Station (Mitoyo) at Wikimedia Commons

• Station timetable