Nishi-Toyama Station

Line(s)■ Takayama Main LineDistance222.2 km from GifuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 September 1927PassengersFY2015364 daily

Location
Nishi-Toyama Station Location within Japan

Nishi-Toyama Station (西富山駅, Nishi-Toyama-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in city of Toyama, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Lines

Nishi-Toyama Station is a station on the Takayama Main Line, and is located 222.2 kilometers from the end of the line at Gifu and 33.3 kilometers from the dividing point on the line between JR West and JR East at Inotani.

Layout

The station has two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Takayama Main Line	for Inotani and Takaoka
2	■ Takayama Main Line	for Toyama

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR West
Takayama Main Line
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Fuchū-Usaka		Local		Toyama

History

The station opened on 1 September 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 364 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Toyama University Gofuku campus
• Toyama Industrial High School
• Toyama Commercial High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

• Official website