Higashi-Muroran Station | |
Native Name: | 東室蘭駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR Hokkaido |
Address: | Muroran-shi, Hokkaido |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 42.3488°N 141.0254°W |
Status: | Staffed |
Operator: | JR Hokkaido |
Line: | Muroran Main Line |
Distance: | 77.2 km from |
Platforms: | 2 island platforms |
Tracks: | 4 |
Structure: | At-grade |
Accessible: | Yes |
Code: | H32 |
is a railway station on the Muroran Main Line in Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Higashi-Muroran Station is served by the Muroran Main Line, and also forms the starting point of the Muroran Main Line Branch to .
The station has two island platforms serving four tracks.
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]