Higashi-Muroran Station

Railway station in Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan

42°20′55.77″N 141°1′31.56″E / 42.3488250°N 141.0254333°E / 42.3488250; 141.0254333Operated by■ JR HokkaidoLine(s)■ Muroran Main LineDistance77.2 km from OshamambePlatforms2 island platformsTracks4ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeAccessibleYesOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeH32WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 August 1892 (1892-08-01)Rebuilt1 March 2008 (2008-03-01)

Higashi-Muroran Station (東室蘭駅, Higashi-Muroran-eki) is a railway station on the Muroran Main Line in Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Higashi-Muroran Station is served by the Muroran Main Line, and also forms the starting point of the Muroran Main Line Branch to Muroran.

Station layout

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

2/3	■ Muroran Main Line	for Noboribetsu and Tomakomai for Date-Monbetsu and Oshamanbe for Muroran
4	■ Muroran Main Line	for Hakodate (Limited express)
5	■ Muroran Main Line	for Sapporo (Limited express)

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Muroran Main Line
Datemombetsu	Limited Express Hokuto	Noboribetsu
Direct to Branch Line for Muroran (Local)	Limited Express Suzuran	Washibetsu
Moto-Wanishi	Local	Washibetsu
Muroran Main Line Branch
Terminus	Local	Wanishi

Limited express services

Super Hokuto (Sapporo - Hakodate)
Suzuran (Sapporo - Muroran)

History

The station opened on 1 August 1892. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

Higashi-Muroran Station became fully accessible on 1 March 2008 following a renovation of the station building.^[1]

Surrounding area

Muroran police station
Higashi-Muroran Post office

References

^ "東室蘭駅リニューアルオープンセレモニーを開催します！" [JR Hokkaido to celebrate reopening of Higashi-Muroran Station] (PDF). jrhokkaido.co.jp (in Japanese). 22 February 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2023.