Murakami Station (Niigata)

Murakami Station 村上駅
Murakami Station, April 2008
Location	11-11 Tabutamachi, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	71.4 km from Niitsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1548
History
Opened	1 November 1914
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	1684
Location
Murakami Station Location within Japan

Murakami Station entrance

Murakami Station (村上駅 Murakami eki) is a railway station in Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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

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

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Niigata and Niitsu
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for (starting trains)

3

■ Uetsu Main Line

for Tsuruoka and Sakata

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Uetsu Main Line
Sakamachi		Inaho	Fuya
Iwafunemachi		Local	Majima

History

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

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,684 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 345
• Murakami City Hall
• Murakami Post Office
• Murakami General Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 38°13′12.7″N 139°27′48.6″E / 38.220194°N 139.463500°E