Mōka Station
Mooka Station (真岡駅, Mooka-eki) is a railway station in Mooka, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Mooka Railway.
Lines
Mooka Station is a station on the Mooka Line, and is located 16.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shimodate Station.
Station layout
Mooka Station has one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks in total.
History
Mooka Station opened on 1 April 1912 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. The current station building was completed in 1997 and resembles a steam locomotive in appearance.
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 294
- Mooka City Hall
- Mooka Post Office
References
- ^ "真岡駅". 真岡鉄道. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mooka Station.
- Mooka Railway Station information (in Japanese)