Toyama Station
Toyama Station 富山駅 | |
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1-227 Meirinchō, Toyama, Toyama （富山市明輪町1-227） Japan |
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| Opened | 1899 |
Toyama Station (富山駅 Toyama-eki) is a railway station in Toyama, Toyama, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the biggest terminal station in Toyama. Dentetsu-Toyama Station (電鉄富山駅 Dentetsu-Toyama-eki), the terminal of the local Toyama Chihō Railway is next to the JR Toyama Station.
Lines
Toyama Station is served by the following lines.
- JR West
- Ainokaze Toyama Railway
- Toyama Chihō Railway
- Main Line (Dentetsu-Toyama Station)
- Toyama City Tram Line (Toyama-Ekimae Station)
- Toyama Light Rail
- Toyama-Kō Line (Toyamaeki-Kita Station)
This station is the starting point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route to Murodō Station, Mount Tate, and Kurobe Dam.
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]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hokuriku Shinkansen | ||||
| Nagano | Kagayaki | Kanazawa | ||
| Kurobe-Unazukionsen | Hakutaka | Shin-Takaoka | ||
| Terminus | Tsurugi | Shin-Takaoka | ||
| Takayama Main Line | ||||
| Nishi-Toyama | Local | Terminus | ||
| Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line | ||||
| Kureha | Local | Higashi-Toyama | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Terminus | - | Intekkuhonshamae | ||
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 Nagano to Kanazawa, providing direct services between Tokyo and Kanazawa.[3]
Surrounding area
Kitaguchi Entrance (north side)
- Canal Park
Minamiguchi Entrance (south side)
- Toyama Castle
- Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
- Toyama International Conference Center
- Koshino Bungakukan/Toyama Museum of Literature and Manga
References
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] II. Japan: JTB. p. 139. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
External links
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- Toyama Station (JR West official page) (Japanese)
- Toyama Chiho Railway official website (Japanese)
- Toyama Light Rail official website (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 36°42′04″N 137°12′48″E / 36.701217°N 137.213209°E