Motojuku Station (Gunma)

Railway station in Kiryū, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Station platform and waiting area, 2015.

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.

Lines

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

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

Motojuku Station opened on 29 March 1989.^[1]

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

• Nashiki onsen
• National Route 122

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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)

External links

• Station information (Watarase Keikoku) (in Japanese)