Higashi-Muroran Station platforms 2016 08 12

is a railway station on the

Muroran Main Line The is a railway line in Hokkaido operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), between Oshamambe Station in Oshamambe and Iwamizawa Station in Iwamizawa, approximately paralleling the coast of Iburi Subprefecture. There also is a branc ...

Muroran, Hokkaido is a city and port located in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Iburi Subprefecture. As of February 29, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 93,716, with 47,868 households and a population density of . The ...

, Japan, operated by

Hokkaido Railway Company The is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is often referred to using its official abbreviation of . It operates intercity and local rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a sm ...

(JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Higashi-Muroran Station is served by the

, and also forms the starting point of the Muroran Main Line Branch to .

Station layout

The station has two

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

s serving four tracks.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Limited express services

* ''

Super Hokuto The is a limited express train services between and in Hokkaido operated by Hokkaido Railway Company The is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is often referred to using its official abbreviati ...

'' ( - ) * ''

Suzuran is a limited express train service operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) between and in Hokkaido, Japan. The current limited express service was introduced in July 1992, but the name was first used from 1956 for an express servi ...

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History

The station opened on 1 August 1892. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

Surrounding area

* Muroran police station * Higashi-Muroran Post office

External links

Station map
{{coord, 42, 20, 55.8, N, 141, 1, 31.5, E, type:landmark_source:jawiki, display=title Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1892