Shin-Takaoka Station Explained

Shin-Takaoka Station
Native Name:新高岡駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:1790-2 Shimokuroda, Takaoka City
Borough:Toyama Prefecture
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.727°N 137.0118°W
Distance: from
Platforms:3 side platforms (2 Shinkansen)
Tracks:3 (2 Shinkansen)
Structure:Elevated (Shinkansen)
At grade (convnetional lines)
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Map Type:Japan Toyama Prefecture#Japan

is an interchange railway station on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line and Jōhana Line in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It opened on 14 March 2015, coinciding with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from to .[1]

Lines

Shin-Takaoka Station is served by the Jōhana Line and the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line from to, and is located 305.8 km from the official starting point of the line at .[2] Semi-fast Hakutaka Tokyo-to-Kanazawa services and Tsurugi Toyama-to-Tsuruga services stop at Shin-Takaoka.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated side platforms for the Hokuriku Shinkansen running east to west, with exits on the north and south sides. The Jōhana Line has a single side platform located at ground level, running north to south on the west side of the station complex. A west exit is also provided to the west of the Jōhana Line platforms.[3]

Platforms

The single-track Jōhana Line is served by an un-numbered ground-level side platform.

The elevated shinkansen platforms consist of two 312 m long side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are fitted with chest-high platform edge doors.[2]

The departure melody used for the shinkansen platforms was composed by, who was born in Toyama Prefecture.[4]

Facilities

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

History

Although provisionally named Shin-Takaoka Station from its conception, the name was formally finalized and announced in June 2013.[5] A public survey was conducted in 2012, with the following names put forward.[6]

  1. (173 votes)
  2. (163 votes)
  3. (107 votes)
  4. (59 votes)
  5. (43 votes)

The name Shin-Takaoka was however ultimately selected by JR West.[6]

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Johana Line station building was held on 14 September 2013.[7]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. ja: 北陸新幹線延伸開業区間新駅ガイド. Guide to new stations on the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension . Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine . 44. 371 . 20 . Kōtsū Shimbun . Japan . Japanese . March 2015.
  3. Web site: http://www.city.takaoka.toyama.jp/eki-shin/sangyo/shigaichi/shinkansen/documents/shintakaokaeki_1.pdf. ja:新高岡駅(仮称名)周辺整備事業. Shin-Takaoka Station vicinity redevelopment project. March 2012. City of Takaoka. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20131112065653/http://www.city.takaoka.toyama.jp/eki%2Dshin/sangyo/shigaichi/shinkansen/documents/shintakaokaeki_1.pdf. 2013-11-12. dead. 12 November 2013.
  4. 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. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20141210030036/http://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2014/12/page_6523.html. 10 December 2014. 10 December 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: http://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2013/06/page_3922.html. ja:北陸新幹線 新駅の駅名などについて. Details of new Hokuriku Shinkansen station names. 7 June 2012. West Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. pdf. 12 November 2013.
  6. Web site: http://www.city.takaoka.toyama.jp/eki-shin/sangyo/shigaichi/shinkansen/countdown.html. ja:新幹線カウントダウン事業. Shinkansen Countdown Project. 2 July 2013. City of Takaoka. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20131112065731/http://www.city.takaoka.toyama.jp/eki-shin/sangyo/shigaichi/shinkansen/countdown.html. 12 November 2013. 12 November 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: http://www.asahi.com/area/toyama/articles/OSK201309140061.html. ja:JR新高岡駅が起工. Work starts on JR Shin-Takaoka Station. 15 September 2013. Asahi Shimbun Digital. The Asahi Shimbun Company. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20130915024844/http://www.asahi.com/area/toyama/articles/OSK201309140061.html. 2013-09-15. dead. 12 November 2013.