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
Location	1 Tateoka-shimmachi, Murayama-shi, Yamagata-ken 995-0033 Japan
Coordinates	38°28′24″N 140°23′11″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Yamagata Shinkansen ■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	113.5 km from Fukushima
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened	23 August 1901
Previous names	Tateoka (until 1999)
Passengers
FY2018	1008 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Sakurambo-Higashine toward Tokyo Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa Ōishida toward Shinjō Higashine toward Fukushima Yamagata Line Sodesaki toward Shinjō
Location
Murayama Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Murayama Station Murayama Station (Japan)

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 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

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

The station opened on 23 August 1901 as Tateoka Station (楯岡駅).[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

• Murayama City Hall
• Murayama Post Office
• National Route 13

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. 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.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)