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Murodō Station

Coordinates: 36°34′38″N 137°35′44″E / 36.5773°N 137.5955°E / 36.5773; 137.5955
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Murodo Station
Tateyama Tunnel Trolley Bus at Murodo Station

Murodō Station (室堂駅, Murodō-eki) is a trolleybus station in Tateyama, Toyama, Japan. It is situated on the Murodō Plateau, 2,400 m above sea level.

Murodō is the main station providing access to the Japanese Alps, including Mount Tate and Mount Tsurugi.

History

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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

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Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Tateyama Tunnel Trolley Bus
Terminus   -   Daikanbō
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References

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  1. ^ 『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。
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.

36°34′38″N 137°35′44″E / 36.5773°N 137.5955°E / 36.5773; 137.5955