Murodō Station
Murodō Station (室堂駅, Murodō-eki) is a trolleybus station in Tateyama, Toyama, Japan. It is situated on the Murodō Plateau, 2,400m above sea level.
Murodō is the main station providing access to the Japanese Alps, including Mount Tate and Mount Tsurugi.
History
[edit]April 25, 1971: The station opened. At that time, it was operated by diesel buses and was positioned as a bus terminal.[1]
April 23, 1996: The buses were converted to trolleybuses, and the tunnel became a station under the Railway Business Act.[2]
December 1, 2024: Due to the conversion of the Tateyama Tunnel trolleybuses to electric buses, it will cease operating as a railway station.[3][4]
Lines
[edit]Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tateyama Tunnel Trolley Bus | ||||
| Terminus | - | Daikanbō | ||
External links
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References
[edit]- ^ 『立山黒部貫光30年史』（1995年10月30日、立山黒部貫光発行）476頁。
- ^ "自然保護と環境保全 - 立山黒部貫光株式会社". tkk.alpen-route.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ "立山トンネルにおける無軌条電車（トロリーバス）事業廃止の届出 及び電気バスへの変更計画について" (PDF). Tateyama Kurobe Kanko Co., Ltd. 2020-12-11.
- ^ "国内唯一のトロリーバス消滅へ 立山黒部貫光、EV転換". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
Stations of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route | |
|---|---|
Dentetsu-Toyama - （  Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama Line） - Tateyama - （ Tateyama Cable Car） - Bijodaira - （ Tateyama Highland Bus） - Murodō - （ Tateyama Tunnel Trolley Bus） - Daikanbō - （ Tateyama Ropeway） - Kurobedaira - （ Kurobe Cable Car） - Kurobeko - （Walking） - Kurobe Dam - ( Kanden Tunnel Electric Bus) - Ōgizawa - ( Route bus) - Shinano-Ōmachi |
36°34′38″N 137°35′44″E / 36.5773°N 137.5955°E
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