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 / 38.473442°N 140.386325°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  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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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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] The current station building was completed on the same date.[citation needed]
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
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)