Toyama Station

富山駅
The south side of Toyama Station in December 2016
General information
Location1-227 Meirinchō, Toyama-shi
Toyama Prefecture
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
History
Opened20 March 1899 (1899-03-20)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Kanazawa
Terminus
 Hokuriku Shinkansen
 Nagano
Terminus
Shin-Takaoka
towards Kanazawa
 Hokuriku Shinkansen
 Kurobe-Unazukionsen
towards Jōetsumyōkō
Hokuriku Shinkansen
 Terminus
Location
Toyama Station is located in Toyama Prefecture
Toyama Station
Toyama Station
Location within Toyama Prefecture
Toyama Station is located in Japan
Toyama Station
Toyama Station
Toyama Station (Japan)

Toyama Station (富山駅, Toyama-eki) is a railway station in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the largest and busiest railway terminal in Toyama.

Dentetsu-Toyama Station (電鉄富山駅, Dentetsu-Toyama-eki), the local railway terminal that provides access to nearby towns (Funahashi, Kamiichi, Tateyama, etc.) as well as access to Tateyama Station (the starting point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route) via Toyama Chihō Railway is next to JR Toyama Station.

Lines

Toyama Station is served by the following lines.

Dentetsu Toyama Station, next to the main JR Toyama Station, is served by the following lines.

Dentetsu Toyama station is the starting point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route to Murodō Station, Mount Tate, and Kurobe Dam. It is located directly next to the main Toyama Station, and has the local Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama Line that goes through the towns of Funahashi, Kamiichi, and Tateyama, and ultimately reaches as far as Tateyama Station, the last stop.

Station layout

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

The departure melody used for the shinkansen platforms was composed by producer Akira Sudo, who was born in Toyama Prefecture.[1] The Hokuriku Shinkansen has 2 platforms serving 4 tracks, the Takayama Main Line/Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line has 2 platforms serving 5 tracks, the Toyama Chiho Railway Main Line at Dentetsu Toyama Station has 3 platforms serving 4 tracks, and the Toyama Light Rail at Toyamaeki has 3 platforms serving 2 tracks

Shinkansen Platforms
Platform NoLine NameDirectionNotes
11・12 ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen for Nagano・Tokyo
13・14 for Kanazawa Track 11 is used for the first train in this direction
Conventional Line Platforms
Platform NoLine NameDirectionNotes
1 ■Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line for Takaoka・Kanazawa
2 ■JR Takayama Main Line for Etchū Yatsuo・Takayama
3 Used by Limited Express Hida services to Nagoya
■Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line for Takaoka・Kanazawa
4・5 for Uozu・Tomari・Itoigawa
Toyama Chiho Railway - Dentetsu Toyama Station
Platform NoLine NameDirectionNotes
1 - 4 ■Main Line for Kamiichi Station・Naka-Namerikawa・Dentetsu-Uozu・Dentetsu-Kurobe・Unazuki Onsen Used by the Limited Express Unazuki on the Main Line
■Tateyama Line for Iwakuraji・Chigaki・Tateyama
■Fujikoshi・Kamidaki Line for Minami-Toyama・Kamidaki・Daisenji
Toyama Chiho Railway - Toyama City Tram Line - Toyamaeki
Platform NoLine NameDirection
1 Toyama City Tram Line ■ for Minami-Toyama Station
2 Used for Alighting only
3 ■ Loop Line
4 ■ for Toyama Daigakumae
5 ■ Toyama Light Rail Toyamako Line ■ for Iwasehama
6・7 Used for Alighting only
8 ■ for Iwasehama

Adjacent stations

Dentetsu Toyama Station
Toyama Station


« Service »
Takayama Main Line
Nishi-Toyama   Local   Terminus
Hayahoshi or Etchu-Yatsuo   Limited Express Hida   Terminus
Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line
Kureha   Local   Shin-Toyamaguchi
Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line
Terminus   Local   Inarimachi
Terminus   Express   Inarimachi
Terminus   Rapid Express   Inarimachi
Terminus   Limited Express Unazuki   Terada
Toyama-Shinai Kidō Line
Shintomichō Chitetsubirumae
Toyamakō Line
Through to Centram lines - Intekkuhonshamae

History

The north entrance in April 1987
Toyama Station shops

Toyama Station opened on 20 March 1899.[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[2]

From 14 March 2015, the station was served by the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen following the opening of the extension from Nagano to Kanazawa, providing direct services between Tokyo and Kanazawa.[3][4]

Surrounding area

Kitaguchi Entrance (north side)

  • Canal Park

Minamiguchi Entrance (south side)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 北陸新幹線 発車メロディの決定について [Departure melodies chosen for Hokuriku Shinkansen]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 139. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ↑ 北陸新幹線、来年３月１４日開業 東京―金沢２時間半 [Hokuriku Shinkansen to open 14 March next year: Tokyo - Kanazawa in two and a half hours]. Tokyo Shimbun Web (in Japanese). Japan: Chunichi Shimbun. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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