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 branch ...

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 the

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

Muroran Station forms the terminus of the

branch from .

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two terminating tracks.

Platforms

File:Muroran Station platforms 20140705.jpg, The platforms in July 2014 File:Muroran station Platform 20120902.jpg, The platforms in September 2012

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 1 July 1897. 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. The station was moved to its current location, 1.1 km closer to Higashi-Muroran, on 1 October 1997.

Surrounding area

* Muroran City Hall *

Iburi Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Geography Located in south-central Hokkaido, Iburi stretches East-West and North-South. Iburi covers an area of . Iburi borders Oshima Subprefecture to the West, Shiribeshi, Ishikari, and ...

* Cape Chikiu

References

External links

* {{Muroran Main Line Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture Stations of Muroran Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897