is a passenger

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in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator

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Lines

Murakami Station is a station on the

Tōyō Rapid Railway Line The is a rapid transit line owned by the third-sector company Tōyō Rapid Railway Co., Ltd., which runs between Nishi-Funabashi Station in Funabashi, Chiba and Tōyō-Katsutadai Station in Yachiyo, Chiba. The name comes from the characters for ...

, and is 15.2 km from the starting point of the line at

Nishi-Funabashi Station is a railway station in Funabashi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Tokyo Metro, and the Tōyō Rapid Railway. It is the easternmost station of the Tokyo subway network, lying in Chiba Prefecture. Lines Nishi-Funabashi ...

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated opposed

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s with the station building underneath.

Platforms

History

Murakami Station was opened on April 27, 1996.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 5,952 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*Yachiyo Municipal Folk Museum *Yachiyo Picture-letter Museum *Chiba Prefectural Yachiyo Higashi High School *Yachiyo Municipal Murakami Junior High School *Yachiyo Municipal Murakami Higashi Junior High School *Yachiyo Municipal Murakami Elementary School

References

External links

Tōyō Rapid Railway Station information
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1996 Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Yachiyo, Chiba {{Chiba-railstation-stub