Toyama Station (富山駅) 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. Dentetsu Toyama Station (電鉄富山駅), 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. 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

Adjacent stations

History

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

Surrounding area

Kitaguchi entrance (north side)

Minamiguchi entrance (south side)