Murayama Station (Yamagata) Explained

Murayama Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:村山駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1 Tateoka-shimmachi, Murayama-shi, Yamagata-ken 995-0033
Country:Japan
Coordinates:38.4734°N 140.3863°W
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Distance: from
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Former:Tateoka (until 1999)
Passengers:1,008 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Yamagata Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Murayama Station

is a railway station in the city of Murayama, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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

History

The station opened on 23 August 1901 as .[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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 530–531. 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Book: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 126. 4-533-00503-9.
  3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_06.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 21 December 2019.