Toyama Station Explained

Toyama Station
Native Name:富山駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:1-227 Meirinchō, Toyama-shi
Borough:Toyama Prefecture
Country:Japan
Map Type:Japan Toyama Prefecture#Japan

is a major railway station in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Ainokaze Toyama Railway. It is the largest and busiest railway terminal in Toyama.

, 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 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, 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

Platform No !!Line Name!!Direction!!Notes
11・12 Hokuriku Shinkansenfor NaganoTokyo
13・14for Kanazawa and TsurugaTrack 11 is used for the first train in this direction
Platform No !!Line Name!!Direction!!Notes
1Ainokaze Toyama Railway Linefor TakaokaKanazawa
2JR Takayama Main Linefor Etchū YatsuoTakayama
3Used by Limited Express Hida services to Nagoya
Ainokaze Toyama Railway Linefor Takaoka・Kanazawa
4・5for UozuTomariItoigawa
Platform No !!Line Name!!Direction!!Notes
1 - 4Main Linefor Kamiichi StationNaka-NamerikawaDentetsu-UozuDentetsu-KurobeUnazuki OnsenUsed by the Limited Express Unazuki on the Main Line
Tateyama Linefor IwakurajiChigakiTateyama
FujikoshiKamidaki Linefor Minami-ToyamaKamidakiDaisenji
Platform No !!Line Name!!Direction
1Toyama City Tram Line for Minami-Toyama Station
2Used for Alighting only
3 Loop Line
4 for Toyama Daigakumae
5 Toyama Light Rail Toyamako Line for Iwasehama
6・7Used for Alighting only
8 for Iwasehama

History

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 to, providing direct services between Tokyo and Kanazawa.[3] [4]

Surrounding area

Kitaguchi entrance (north side)

Minamiguchi entrance (south side)

See also

External links

36.7012°N 137.2132°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2014/12/page_6523.html. ja:北陸新幹線 発車メロディの決定について. Departure melodies chosen for Hokuriku Shinkansen. 9 December 2014. News release. West Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20141210030036/http://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2014/12/page_6523.html. 2014-12-10. 10 December 2014. dead.
  2. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 139 . 4-533-02980-9.
  3. Web site: http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/s/article/2014082701001134.html. ja: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. 27 August 2014. Tokyo Shimbun Web. Chunichi Shimbun. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827042401/http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/s/article/2014082701001134.html. 2014-08-27. 23 September 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: 2022 . データで見るJR西日本 2022 . JR West Japan 2022 in Data . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214074840/https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/info/issue/data/pdf/data2022.pdf . 14 December 2022 . 7 February 2023 . westjr.co.jp . 88–90 . ja.