Motojuku Station (Gunma)

Motojuku Station (本宿駅, Motojuku-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the third sector railway company Watarase Keikoku Railway.

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Motojuku Station

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Motojuku Station, November 2005
General information
LocationKurohone-cho Shukumeguri 1037-5, Kiryū-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0143
Japan
Coordinates36°28′54″N 139°15′33″E / 36.48167°N 139.25917°E / 36.48167; 139.25917
Operated byWatarase Keikoku Railway
Line(s)     Watarase Keikoku Line
Distance16.9 km (10.5 mi) from Kiryū
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeWK07
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened29 March 1989; 35 years ago (29 March 1989)
Passengers
FY201924
Services
Preceding station Watarase Keikoku Railway Following station
Kami-Kambai
WK06
towards Kiryū
Watarase Keikoku Line Mizunuma
WK08
towards Matō
Location
Motojuku Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
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Motojuku Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Motojuku Station is located in Kanto Area
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Motojuku Station
Motojuku Station (Kanto Area)
Motojuku Station is located in Japan
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Motojuku Station
Motojuku Station (Japan)
Station platform and waiting area, 2015.

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Motojuku Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 13.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.

Station layout

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The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. There is no station building, but only an open-sided shelter on the platform itself. The station is unattended.

History

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Motojuku Station opened on 29 March 1989.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "沿革・歴史" [Company History]. watetsu.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ 市内鉄道の年間乗降客数 [Annual number of passengers on the city rail] (in Japanese). Japan: Kiryū City. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)
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