Murodō Station

Trolleybus station in Japan

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

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

Tateyama Kurobe Kankō
- Tateyama Tunnel Trolley Bus (Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tateyama Tunnel Trolley Bus
Terminus		-		Daikanbō

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Murodo Station.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Murodō Station.

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route official website

References

^ 『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.