title: Motegi Station
text: # Motegi Station
  
  Motegi Station (茂木駅, Motegi-eki) is a railway station in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Mooka Railway.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Motegi Station is a terminal station for the Mooka Line, and is located 41.9 rail kilometers from the opposite terminus of the line at Shimodate Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Motegi Station has one side platform. The station also has a steam-powered railway turntable for use by steam locomotives
  
  ## History
  
  Motegi Station opened on 15 December 1920 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway, which subsequently became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, and the Mooka Railway from 11 April 1988.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Motegi Town Hall
  * Motegi Post Office
  
  ## Bus routes
  
  * JR Bus Kanto
     * For Utsunomiya Station and Twin Ring Motegi
  * NasuKarasuyama Municipal Bus
     * For Karasuyama Station and Ichihana Station
  