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).
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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Distance | 113.5 km from Fukushima | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
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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 | 1008 daily | |||||||||||||||
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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]
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.
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 |
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]
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1008 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Stations of the Yamagata Shinkansen | |
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Stations of the Ōu Main Line | |
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Fukushima to Shinjō (Yamagata Line) |
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Shinjō to Ōmagari |
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Ōmagari to Aomori (formerly Ōu North Line) |
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