Murayama Station (Yamagata)
Murayama Station (村山駅, Murayama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Murayama, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Murayama Station 村山駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 East entrance of Murayama Station in May 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Tateoka-shimmachi, Murayama-shi, Yamagata-ken 995-0033 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°28′24″N 140°23′11″E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 113.5 km (70.5 mi) from Fukushima | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 August 1901 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Tateoka (until 1999) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 1,008 daily | |||||||||||||||
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  Murayama Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture  Murayama Station Murayama Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
Lines
Murayama Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and the Yamagata Shinkansen, with direct high-speed Tsubasa services to and from Tokyo. It is located 113.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of both lines at Fukushima Station and 386.3 kilometers from Tokyo Station.[1]
Station layout
The station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Yamagata, Fukushima, Ōmiya, and Tokyo |
| ■ Yamagata Line | for Tendō, and Yamagata | |
| 2 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Yamagata, Fukushima, Ōmiya, and Tokyo for Shinjō |
| ■ Yamagata Line | for Tendō and Yamagata for Shinjō | |
| 3 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Shinjō |
| ■ Yamagata Line | for Shinjō for Yamagata |
History
The station opened on 23 August 1901 as Tateoka Station (楯岡駅).[2] A new station building was completed in March 1935. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1] The station was renamed Murayama Station on 4 December 1999 with the start of Yamagata Shinkansen operations. The current station building was completed on the same date.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1008 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- Murayama City Hall
- Murayama Post Office
National Route 13
See also
References
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 530–531. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 126. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)