Muroran Station | |
Native Name: | 室蘭駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Muroran, Hokkaido |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 42.3181°N 140.9756°W |
Operator: | JR Hokkaido |
Line: | Muroran Main Line |
Distance: | 7.0 km from |
Tracks: | 2 |
Map Type: | Japan Hokkaido |
Map Dot Label: | Muroran Station |
is a railway station on the Muroran Main Line in Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Muroran Station forms the terminus of the 7km (04miles) Muroran Main Line branch from .
The station consists of a single island platform serving two terminating tracks.
The station opened on 1 July 1897.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]
The station was moved to its current location, 1.1 km closer to Higashi-Muroran, on 1 October 1997.[1]