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.
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Murodō is the main station providing access to the Japanese Alps, including Mount Tate and Mount Tsurugi.
History
editApril 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
editAdjacent stations
edit« | Service | » | ||
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Tateyama Tunnel Trolley Bus | ||||
Terminus | - | Daikanbō |
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Murodo Station.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Murodō Station.
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.