Murai Station

Murai Station
村井駅
Murai Station, March 2007
Location 1-36-14 Muraimachi-Minami Matsumoto-shi, Nagano-ken 399-0036
Japan
Coordinates 36°10′28″N 137°57′23″E / 36.1745°N 137.9565°E / 36.1745; 137.9565
Elevation 628.85 meters
Operated by
Line(s) ■ Shinonoi Line
Distance 6.8 km from Shiojiri
Platforms 1 island platform
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1547
History
Opened 15 December 1902
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 1776 (daily)
Location
Murai Station
Location within Japan
Oil cars of the Japan Freight Railway Company at Murai Station

Murai Station (村井駅, Murai-eki) is a train station in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Lines

Murai Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 6.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single ground-level island platform, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Shinonoi Line for Shiojiri and Kami-Suwa
2 ■ Shinonoi Line for Matsumoto, Shinonoi and Nagano

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Shinonoi Line
Hirooka   Rapid   Matsumoto
(in direction of Shiojiri only)
Hirooka   -   Hirata

History

Murai Station opened on 15 December 1902. 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 1776 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

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 5 July 2016.
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