Operated by JR East Previous names Tateoka (until 1999) Address Japan | Connections Bus stop Passengers (FY2010) 1,207 daily Opened 1901 | |
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Location 1 Tateoka-shimmachi, Murayama, Yamagata
（山形県村山市楯岡新町一丁目）
Japan Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Yamagata Shinkansen Similar Sakurambo‑Higashine Station, Sodesaki Station, Ōishida Station, Ashisawa Station, Kita‑Ōishida Station | ||
Murayama Station (村山駅, Murayama-eki) is a railway station in Murayama, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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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.
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.
History
The station opened on 23 August 1901 as Tateoka Station (楯岡駅). 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. 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.