is a railway station in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the largest and busiest railway terminal in Toyama. , the local railway terminal that provides access to nearby towns (Funahashi, Kamiichi, Tateyama, etc.) as well as access to Tateyama Station (the starting point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route) via Toyama Chihō Railway is next to JR 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-Kō Line (Toyamaeki-Kita Station) Dentetsu Toyama Station, next to the main JR Toyama Station, is served by the following lines. Toyama Chihō Railway 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 , 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, and the Toyama Light Rail at Toyamaeki has 3 platforms serving 2 tracks 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. 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 External links Toyama Station (JR West official page) Toyama Chiho Railway official website Toyama Light Rail official website Railway stations in Toyama Prefecture Railway stations