Toyama Station
# Toyama Station

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.

* JR West
   * Hokuriku Shinkansen
   * Takayama Main Line
* Ainokaze Toyama Railway
   * Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line
* Toyama Chihō Railway
   * Toyama City Tram Line (Toyama-Ekimae Station)
   * Toyama-Kō Line (Toyamaeki-Kita Station)

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

* Toyama Chihō Railway
   * Main Line (Dentetsu-Toyama Station; next to JR Toyama Station)

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 [ja], 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

Shinkansen Platforms :

| Platform No | Line Name | Direction | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 11・12 | Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Nagano・Tokyo | |
| 13・14 | Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Kanazawa | Track 11 is used for the first train in this direction |

Conventional Line Platforms :

| Platform No | Line Name | Direction | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ■Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line | for Takaoka・Kanazawa | |
| 2 | ■JR Takayama Main Line | for Etchū Yatsuo・Takayama | |
| 3 | ■JR Takayama Main Line | for Etchū Yatsuo・Takayama | Used by Limited Express Hida services to Nagoya |
| 3 | ■Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line | for Takaoka・Kanazawa | |
| 4・5 | ■Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line | for Uozu・Tomari・Itoigawa | |

Toyama Chiho Railway - Dentetsu Toyama Station :

| Platform No | Line Name | Direction | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| 1 - 4 | ■Tateyama Line | for Iwakuraji・Chigaki・Tateyama | |
| 1 - 4 | ■Fujikoshi・Kamidaki Line | for Minami-Toyama・Kamidaki・Daisenji | |

Toyama Chiho Railway - Toyama City Tram Line - Toyamaeki :

| Platform No | Line Name | Direction |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Toyama City Tram Line | ■ for Minami-Toyama Station |
| 2 | Toyama City Tram Line | Used for Alighting only |
| 3 | Toyama City Tram Line | ■ Loop Line |
| 4 | Toyama City Tram Line | ■ for Toyama Daigakumae |
| 5 | ■ Toyama Light Rail Toyamako Line | ■ for Iwasehama |
| 6・7 | ■ Toyama Light Rail Toyamako Line | Used for Alighting only |
| 8 | ■ Toyama Light Rail Toyamako Line | ■ for Iwasehama |

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | 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 | Shintomichō | | Chitetsubirumae | Chitetsubirumae |
| Toyamakō Line |||||
| Through to Centram lines | Through to Centram lines | - | Intekkuhonshamae | Intekkuhonshamae |

## 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)

* 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
