Murayama Station (Yamagata)
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Murayama Station 村山駅 | |
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 East entrance of Murayama Station in May 2011 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1 Tateoka-shimmachi, Murayama, Yamagata （山形県村山市楯岡新町一丁目） Japan |
| Coordinates | 38°28′24″N 140°23′11″E / 38.473442°N 140.386325°E |
| Operated by | JR East |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1901 |
| Previous names | Tateoka (until 1999) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2010 | 1,207 daily |
Murayama Station (村山駅, Murayama-eki) is a railway station in 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 the line at Fukushima Station.[1]
Station layout
Murayama 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, Saitama, and Tokyo |
| ■ Yamagata Line | for Tendō, and Yamagata | |
| 2 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Yamagata, Fukushima, Saitama, and Tokyo for Shinjō |
| ■ Yamagata Line | for Tendō and Yamagata for Shinjō | |
| 3 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Shinjō |
| ■ Yamagata Line | for Shinjō for Yamagata |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamagata Shinkansen | ||||
| Sakurambo-Higashine | Tsubasa | Ōishida | ||
| Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line) | ||||
| Sodesaki | - | Kita-Ōishida | ||
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]
Surrounding area
- Murayama City Hall
- Murayama Post Office
National Route 13
References
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 530–531. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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