Toyama Station
railway station and tram station in Toyama, Toyama prefecture, Japan
Toyama Station (富山駅, Toyama-eki) is a major railway station and multi-modal transport hub in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
Toyama Station, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Ainokaze Toyama Railway, provides Shinkansen, Limited Express and local rail services.
Dentetsu-Toyama Station (電鉄富山駅, Dentetsu-Toyama-eki), 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:
JR West
Hokuriku Shinkansen (Tokyo to Tsuruga)
Takayama Main Line (to Takayama & Gifu, including Hida Limited Express operated by JR Central)
Ainokaze Toyama Railway
Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line (Kurikara to Ichiburi)
Toyama Chihō Railway
Toyama City Tram Line (to Minami-Toyama, Toyama-daigaku-mae (University of Toyama & City Loop Line)
Toyama-Kō Line ("Portram'" light rail line to Iwasehama)
Dentetsu-Toyama Station, on the eastern side of Toyama Station, is served by the following lines:
Toyama Chihō Railway
Main Line (to Unazuki Onsen)
Tateyama Line (to Tateyama)
Fujikoshi-Kamitaki Line (the Fujikoshi Line and Kamidaki Line operate as a combined service: Dentetsu-Toyama — Minami-Toyama — Iwakuraji).
Dentetsu-Toyama station is the starting point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route to Mount Tate (Tateyama), 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:
Shinkansen entrance
Ainokaze Toyama Railway entrance.
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