Murakami Station (Niigata)
Murakami Station 村上駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Murakami Station, April 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 11-11 Tabutamachi, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 958-0854 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°13′12.7″N 139°27′48.6″E / 38.220194°N 139.463500°E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Uetsu Main Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 71.4 km from Niitsu | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 November 1914 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2017 | 1663 | |||||||||||||||
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Murakami Station (村上駅, Murakami eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Murakami Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 59.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Niigata and Niitsu |
2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | (starting trains) |
3 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Tsuruoka and Sakata |
History
[edit]Murakami Station opened on 1 November 1914. The station building was rebuilt in 1964. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1663 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]National Route 345
- Murakami City Hall
- Murakami Post Office
- Murakami General Hospital
- Senami Onsen
- In front of the station
- Bus network map of Murakami City
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- JR East station information (in Japanese)