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Mōka Station

Coordinates: 36°26′22.05″N 140°0′10.45″E / 36.4394583°N 140.0029028°E / 36.4394583; 140.0029028
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Mooka Station

真岡駅
Mooka Station (May 2005)
General information
LocationDaimachi 2474-1, Mooka, Tochigi
(栃木県真岡市台町2474-1)
Japan
Operated byMooka Railway
Line(s)Mooka Line
Platforms3 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
History
Opened1912
Passengers
FY 2012516 daily
Services
Preceding station Mooka Railway Following station
Terauchi
towards Shimodate
SL Mooka Nishidai
towards Motegi
Mooka Line Kitamōka
towards Motegi
Station sign, もおか = Mooka.

Mooka Station (真岡駅, Mooka-eki) is a railway station in Mooka, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Mooka Railway.

Lines

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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

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Mooka Station has one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks in total.

History

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Mooka Station opened on 1 April 1912[1] 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

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References

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  1. ^ "真岡駅". 真岡鉄道. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
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36°26′22.05″N 140°0′10.45″E / 36.4394583°N 140.0029028°E / 36.4394583; 140.0029028