Summary
Higashi-Toyama Station (東富山駅, Higashi-Toyama-eki) is a railway station on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line in the city of Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Ainokaze Toyama Railway. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.
Higashi-Toyama Station 東富山駅 | |
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 Higashi-Toyama Station in August 2011 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 3-17-53 Higashi-Toyama Kotobuki-cho, Toyama-shi, Toyama-ken 931-8452 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°44′29″N 137°14′57″E / 36.7414°N 137.2492°E |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | ■ Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line |
| Distance | 48.2 km from Kurikara |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 16 November 1908 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015 | 1,399 daily |
| Location | |
  Higashi-Toyama Station Location within Japan | |
Lines edit
Higashi-Toyama Station is served by the Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line and is 48.2 kilometres from the starting point of the line at Kurikara.
Station layout edit
Higashi-Toyama Station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line | for Uozu and Itoigawa |
| 2, 3 | ■ Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line | for Toyama and Kanazawa |
History edit
Higashi-Toyama Station opened on 16 November 1908 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming the Japanese National Railways (JNR). It was privatized on 1 April 1987, coming under the control of JR West.
From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa, local passenger operations over sections of the former Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to different third-sector railway operating companies.[1] From this date, Higashi-Toyama Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company Ainokaze Toyama Railway.
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line | ||||
| Shin-Toyamaguchi | Local | Mizuhashi | ||
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,399 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ しなの鉄道（株）、えちごトキめき鉄道（株）、あいの風とやま鉄道（株）及びＩＲいしかわ鉄道（株）申請の第一種鉄道事業許可について [Details of railway business approval for Shinano Railway, Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company, Ainokaze Toyama Railway, and IR Ishikawa Railway]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ 10-1 あいの風とやま鉄道各駅旅客輸送状況（1日平均）） (in Japanese). Japan: Toyama Prefectural Office. 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)