Toyama Station


Toyama Station is a major railway station and multi-modal transport hub in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
Toyama Station, operated by West [Japan Railway Company] and Ainokaze Toyama Railway, provides Shinkansen, Limited Express and local rail services.
Dentetsu-Toyama Station, on the eastern side of Toyama Station and operated by Toyama Chihō Railway, provides local and regional rail services.
Tram & light rail services, operated by Toyama Chihō Railway, depart from the western side of the Toyama Station building underneath its elevated railway tracks.
Local and long distance bus services operate from both the north and south sides of Toyama Station, with a bus information and ticket office located outside the south exit of Toyama Station. Taxis are also available from the north and south sides of the station.

Lines

Toyama Station is served by the following lines:
Dentetsu-Toyama Station, on the eastern side of Toyama Station, is served by the following lines:
Dentetsu-Toyama station is the starting point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route to Mount Tate, and Kurobe Dam.

Station layout

JR West operates a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
There are two platform entrances/ticket gates at Toyama Station:
There is also a transfer gate between the Shinkansen and local lines, located on the mezzanine level of the Shinkansen entrance/exit.

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. The Toyama City Tram Line & Toyamakō Line tram & light rail services at Toyama Station have 2 tracks with 8 platforms.
Platform NoLine NameDirectionNotes
11・12 Hokuriku Shinkansenfor Nagano・Tokyo
13・14 Hokuriku Shinkansenfor Kanazawa and Tsuruga

Platform NoLine NameDirectionNotes
1Ainokaze Toyama Railway Linefor Takaoka・Kanazawa
2JR Takayama Main Linefor Etchū Yatsuo・Takayama
3JR Takayama Main Linefor Etchū Yatsuo・TakayamaUsed by Limited Express [Hida (train)|Hida] services to Nagoya
3Ainokaze Toyama Railway Linefor Takaoka・Kanazawa
4・5Ainokaze Toyama Railway Linefor Uozu・Tomari・Itoigawa

Platform NoLine NameDirectionNotes
1 - 4Main Linefor Kamiichi Station・Naka-Namerikawa・Dentetsu-Uozu・Dentetsu-Kurobe・Unazuki OnsenUsed by the Limited Express Unazuki on the Main Line
1 - 4Tateyama Linefor Iwakuraji・Chigaki・Tateyama
1 - 4Fujikoshi・Kamidaki Linefor Minami-Toyama・Kamidaki・Daisenji

Platform NoLine NameDirection
1Toyama City Tram Line for Minami-Toyama Station
2Toyama City Tram LineUsed for Alighting only
3Toyama City Tram Line Loop Line
4Toyama City Tram Line for Toyama Daigakumae
5 Toyama Light Rail Toyamako Line for Iwasehama
6・7 Toyama Light Rail Toyamako LineUsed for Alighting only
8 Toyama Light Rail Toyamako Line for Iwasehama

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 to, providing direct services between Tokyo and Kanazawa. On the same day, services on the JR West Hokuriku Main Line within Toyama Prefecture were transferred to the new third-sector railway operator Ainokaze Toyama Railway.
From March 21, 2020, with the completion of the north-south tram link across Toyama Railway Station, Toyama City Tram services operate a through service to the Toyamakō Line light rail line.
On 16 March 2024, the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Kanazawa to and was opened.

Surrounding area

Kitaguchi entrance (north side)