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{{short description|Major railway station in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name        = Toyama Station
| native_name = 富山駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type        = 
| style = JR West
| image       = Toyama Station.jpg
| alt         = 
| caption     = The south side of Toyama Station in December 2016
| other_name  = 
| address     = 1-227 Meirinchō, Toyama-shi
| borough = [[Toyama Prefecture]]
| country     = [[Japan]]
| coordinates = 
| operator    = {{Plainlist|
* {{ric|JR West|name=y}}
* [[File:Ainokaze Toyama Railway logo.png|25px]] [[Ainokaze Toyama Railway]]
* [[file:Toyama Chiho Railway logo.jpg|18px]] [[Toyama Chihō Railway]]
}}
| line        = {{Plainlist|
* [[File:Shinkansen jrw.svg|18px]] [[Hokuriku Shinkansen]]
* {{Colorbull|DodgerBlue}} [[Takayama Main Line]]
* [[File:Ainokaze Toyama Railway logo.png|25px]] [[Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line]]
* [[Toyama Chiho Railway Fujikoshi Line]], [[Toyama Chiho Railway Main Line]], [[Toyama Chiho Railway Tateyama Line|Tateyama Line]] (3 lines at {{STN|Toyama|x||Dentetsu-Toyama}})
* [[Toyama Chiho Railway Toyama City Tram Line|Toyama City Tram Line]] ({{STN|Toyama|x||Toyama-Ekimae}})
* [[Toyama Light Rail Toyamako Line]] ({{STN|Toyama|x||Toyamaeki-Kita}})
}}
| distance    = 
| platforms   = 
| tracks      = 
| connections = 
| structure   = 
| code        = 
| opened      = {{start date and age|1899|03|20|df=y}}
| rebuilt     = 
| closed      = 
| former      =  
| passengers  = 
| pass_year   = 
| map_type    = Japan Toyama Prefecture#Japan
| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR West|line1=Hokuriku Shinkansen
|type1=Kagayaki|left1=Kanazawa|right1=Nagano|note-mid1={{SLL|''[[Kagayaki|{{black|Kagayaki}}]]''|#FFFACD}}
|type2=Hakutaka|left2=Shin-Takaoka|right2=Kurobe-Unazukionsen|note-mid2={{SLL|''[[Hakutaka|{{white|Hakutaka}}]]''|#FF4500}}
|type3=Tsurugi|left3=Shin-Takaoka|note-mid3={{SLL|''[[Tsurugi (train service)|{{black|Tsurugi}}]]''|#00BFFF}} }}
}}

{{nihongo|'''Toyama Station'''|富山駅|Toyama-eki}} is a major railway station in [[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama]], [[Toyama Prefecture]], Japan, operated by [[West Japan Railway Company]] (JR West) and [[Ainokaze Toyama Railway]]. It is the largest and busiest [[terminal station|railway terminal]] in Toyama.

{{nihongo|'''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 (Toyama)|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.
*[[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 Light Rail Toyamako Line|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]]
**[[Toyama Chiho Railway Main Line|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 {{Interlanguage link multi|Akira Sudo|ja|3=須藤晃}}, who was born in Toyama Prefecture.<ref name="jrwest20141209">{{cite web|url= http://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2014/12/page_6523.html|script-title= ja:北陸新幹線 発車メロディの決定について|trans-title= Departure melodies chosen for Hokuriku Shinkansen|date= 9 December 2014|work= News release|publisher= West Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141210030036/http://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2014/12/page_6523.html|archive-date= 2014-12-10|access-date= 10 December 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref> 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

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Shinkansen Platforms
! nowrap="nowrap" | Platform No <!--Name by the business operator--->!!Line Name!!Direction!!Notes
|-
!11・12
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Shinkansen jrw.svg|17px|■]] [[Hokuriku Shinkansen]]
|for [[Nagano Station|Nagano]]・[[Tokyo Station|Tokyo]]
|
|-
!13・14
|for [[Kanazawa Station|Kanazawa]] and [[Tsuruga Station|Tsuruga]]
| Track 11 is used for the first train in this direction
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Conventional Line Platforms
! nowrap="nowrap" | Platform No <!--Name by the business operator--->!!Line Name!!Direction!!Notes
|-
!1
|{{color|#00a556|■}}[[Ainokaze Toyama Railway|Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line]]
|for [[Takaoka Station (Toyama)|Takaoka]]・[[Kanazawa Station|Kanazawa]]
|
|-
!2
|rowspan="2"|{{color|#0072bc|■}}JR [[Takayama Main Line]]
|rowspan="2"|for [[Etchū-Yatsuo Station|Etchū Yatsuo]]・[[Takayama Station|Takayama]]
|
|-
!rowspan="2"|3
|Used by Limited Express [[Hida (train)|''Hida'']] services to [[Nagoya Station|Nagoya]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{color|#00a556|■}}Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line
|for Takaoka・Kanazawa
|
|-
!4・5
|for [[Uozu Station|Uozu]]・[[Tomari Station (Toyama)|Tomari]]・[[Itoigawa Station|Itoigawa]]
|
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Toyama Chiho Railway - Dentetsu Toyama Station
! nowrap="nowrap" | Platform No <!--Name by the business operator--->!!Line Name!!Direction!!Notes
|-
! rowspan="3" |1 - 4
|{{color|#4682b4|■}}[[Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line|Main Line]]
|for [[Kamiichi Station]]・[[Naka-Namerikawa Station|Naka-Namerikawa]]・[[Dentetsu-Uozu Station|Dentetsu-Uozu]]・[[Dentetsu-Kurobe Station|Dentetsu-Kurobe]]・[[Unazuki Onsen Station|Unazuki Onsen]]
| Used by the Limited Express ''Unazuki'' on the Main Line
|-
|{{color|#8AC75A|■}}[[Tateyama Line]]
|for [[Iwakuraji Station|Iwakuraji]]・[[Chigaki Station|Chigaki]]・[[Tateyama Station (Toyama)|Tateyama]]
|
|-
|{{color|darkorange|■}}[[Fujikoshi Line|Fujikoshi]]・[[Kamidaki Line]]
|for [[Minami-Toyama Station|Minami-Toyama]]・[[Kamidaki Station|Kamidaki]]・[[Daisenji Station|Daisenji]]
|
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Toyama Chiho Railway - Toyama City Tram Line - Toyamaeki
! nowrap="nowrap" | Platform No <!--Name by the business operator--->!!Line Name!!Direction
|-
!1
| rowspan="4" |[[Toyama City Tram Line]]
|{{color|#4DB56A|■}} for [[Minami-Toyama Station]]
|-
!2
|Used for Alighting only
|-
!3
|{{color|#3399ff|■}} Loop Line
|-
!4
|{{color|#ff9933|■}} for Toyama Daigakumae
|-
!5
|rowspan="3"|{{color|darkblue|■}} [[Toyama Light Rail Toyamako Line]]
|{{color|darkblue|■}} for Iwasehama
|-
!6・7
|Used for Alighting only
|-
!8
|{{color|darkblue|■}} for Iwasehama
|}

==Adjacent stations==
[[File:Dentetsu-Toyama Station, platform-1.jpg|thumb|Dentetsu Toyama Station]]
[[File:Toyama-Eki Station 2017.JPG|thumb|Toyama Station]]



{{j-railservice start}}
{{j-route|route=Takayama Main Line|col=SteelBlue|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|next=|previous={{STN|Nishi-Toyama|x}}|service=Local|col=gray}}
{{j-rserv|next=|previous={{STN|Hayahoshi|x}} or {{STN|Etchu-Yatsuo|x}}|service=Limited Express ''[[Hida (train)|Hida]]''|col=red}}
{{j-route|route=Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line|col=Green|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|previous={{STN|Kureha|x}}|next={{STN|Shin-Toyamaguchi|x}}|service=Local|col=gray}}
{{j-route|route=Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line|f=w|col=#c36}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|next={{STN|Inarimachi|x|Toyama}}|col=blue|f=b}}
{{j-rserv|service=Express|next=Inarimachi|col=green|f=b}}
{{j-rserv|service=Rapid Express|next=Inarimachi|col=orange|f=b}}
{{j-rserv|service=Limited Express ''Unazuki''|next={{STN|Terada|x|Toyama}}|col=red}}
{{j-route|route=Toyama-Shinai Kidō Line|col=#C0C0C0}}
{{j-rserv|service= |previous=[[Shintomichō Station (Toyama)]]|next=[[Chitetsubirumae]]}}
{{j-route|route=Toyamakō Line|col=#000080|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|previous=Through to Centram lines|next=Intekkuhonshamae|service=-}}
{{end box}}

==History==
[[File:Toyama Station (north).jpg|thumb|The north entrance in April 1987]]
[[File:Toyama Station きときと市場とやマルシェ 2017.jpg|thumb|Toyama Station shops]]
Toyama Station opened on 20 March 1899.<ref name="teishajo1998">{{cite book |script-title=ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編|trans-title=Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan | volume = II| page =139 | isbn = 4-533-02980-9}}</ref> With the [[privatization]] of [[JNR]] on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.<ref name="teishajo1998"/>

From 14 March 2015, the station was served by the high-speed [[Hokuriku Shinkansen]] following the opening of the extension from {{STN|Nagano|x}} to {{STN|Kanazawa|x}}, providing direct services between Tokyo and Kanazawa.<ref name="tokyoshimbun20140827">{{cite web|url= http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/s/article/2014082701001134.html|script-title= ja:北陸新幹線、来年３月１４日開業 東京―金沢２時間半|trans-title= Hokuriku Shinkansen to open 14 March next year: Tokyo - Kanazawa in two and a half hours|date= 27 August 2014|work= Tokyo Shimbun Web|publisher= Chunichi Shimbun|location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140827042401/http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/s/article/2014082701001134.html|archive-date= 2014-08-27|access-date= 23 September 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=データで見るJR西日本 2022 |trans-title=JR West Japan 2022 in Data |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/info/issue/data/pdf/data2022.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214074840/https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/info/issue/data/pdf/data2022.pdf |archive-date=14 December 2022 |access-date=7 February 2023 |website=westjr.co.jp |pages=88–90 |language=ja}}</ref>

==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

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]
* [[Tateyama Station (Toyama)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Toyama Station}}
{{Commons category|Dentetsu-Toyama Station}}
*[http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0541465 Toyama Station (JR West official page)] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://www.chitetsu.co.jp/ Toyama Chiho Railway official website] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://www.t-lr.co.jp/ Toyama Light Rail official website] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Navboxes|list1=
{{Hokuriku Shinkansen |state=expanded}}
{{Ainokaze Toyama Railway |state=expanded}}
{{Takayama Main Line (JR West) |state=expanded}}
{{Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line |state=expanded}}
{{Toyama transit}}
{{Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route}}
}}

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[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1899]]
[[Category:Toyama (city)]]