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
East entrance of Murayama Station in May 2011
General information
Location1 Tateoka-shimmachi, Murayama-shi, Yamagata-ken 995-0033
Japan
Coordinates38°28′24″N 140°23′11″E / 38.473442°N 140.386325°E / 38.473442; 140.386325
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Distance113.5 km (70.5 mi) from Fukushima
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened23 August 1901; 123 years ago (23 August 1901)
Previous namesTateoka (until 1999)
Passengers
FY20181,008 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Sakurambo-Higashine
towards Tokyo
Yamagata Shinkansen Ōishida
towards Shinjō
Higashine
towards Fukushima
Yamagata Line Sodesaki
towards Shinjō
Location
Murayama Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Murayama Station
Murayama Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Murayama Station is located in Japan
Murayama Station
Murayama Station
Murayama Station (Japan)

Lines

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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

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The west entrance in September 2012

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

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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

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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

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1008 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
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