| Mototate Station | |
| Style: | JR East |
| Native Name: | 本楯駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | Tsūden-8 Mototate, Sakata-shi, Yamagata-ken 999–8134 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | JR East |
| Line: | Uetsu Main Line |
| Distance: | 173.3 kilometers from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Opened: | 5 December 1919 |
| Map Type: | Japan Yamagata Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Mototate Station |
is a railway station in the city of Sakata, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Mototate Station is located on the Uetsu Main Line, stretching from to, 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 and Akita, with some services starting or terminating at . Services operate approximately hourly during the daytime.[2]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The two platforms are linked by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Mototate Station opened on 5 December 1919.[3] The station became unmanned from October 1981. A new station building was completed in August 2006.[4]