Motoyama Station (Takamatsu)

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
Station entrance
Motoyama Station entrance, August 2007
General information
Location981-3 Okuma, Motoyamacho, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken 761-0311
Japan
Coordinates34°18′37″N 134°05′02″E / 34.3104°N 134.0838°E / 34.3104; 134.0838
Operated by Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
Line(s) Nagao Line
Distance4.5 km from Kawaramachi
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeN06
History
OpenedApril 30, 1912 (1912-04-30)
Passengers
FY2017854 per day[1]
Location
Motoyama Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Motoyama Station
Motoyama Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Motoyama Station is located in Japan
Motoyama Station
Motoyama Station
Motoyama Station (Japan)

Lines

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Motoyama 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

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The station consists of one side platform serving single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. [2]

Adjacent stations

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Service
Kita-Higashiguchi   Nagao Line   Mizuta

History

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Motoyama 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

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  • Takamatsu Municipal Kyowa Junior High School

Passenger statistics

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Ridership per day [1]
Year Ridership
2011 634
2012 654
2013 695
2014 710
2015 772
2016 802
2017 854

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
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