Murakami Station (Niigata)

Railway station in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Murakami Station entrance

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

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

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 2017, the station was used by an average of 1663 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 345
• Murakami City Hall
• Murakami Post Office
• Murakami General Hospital
• Senami Onsen

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  In front of the station
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  Bus network map of Murakami City

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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

• JR East station information (in Japanese)