title: Mototate Station
text: # Mototate Station
  
  Mototate Station (本楯駅, Mototate-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sakata, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Mototate Station is located on the Uetsu Main Line, stretching from Niitsu to Akita, and is located 173.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station. The station is served by local services operating between Sakata and Akita, with some services starting or terminating at Fukura. Services operate approximately hourly during the daytime.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The two platforms are linked by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Sakata and Tsuruoka |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Kisakata, Ugo-Honjō, and Akita |
  
  ## History
  
  Mototate Station opened on 5 December 1919. The station became unmanned from October 1981. A new station building was completed in August 2006.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Mototate Post Office
  