Shin-Toyamaguchi Station

Shin-Toyamaguchi Station (新富山口駅, Shin-Toyamaguchi-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.

Shin-Toyamaguchi Station

新富山口駅
Platforms in March 2022
General information
LocationShimofugo, Toyama-shi, Toyama-ken 930-0814
Japan
Coordinates36.719691°N 137.240449°E / 36.719691; 137.240449
Operated by
Line(s)■ Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line
Distance45.6 km from Kurikara
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround station
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened12 March 2022[1][2]
Services
Preceding station Ainokaze Toyama Railway Following station
Toyama
towards Kurikara
 Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line
Local
 Higashi-Toyama
towards Ichiburi
Location
Shin-Toyamaguchi Station is located in Toyama Prefecture
Shin-Toyamaguchi Station
Shin-Toyamaguchi Station
Location within Toyama Prefecture
Shin-Toyamaguchi Station is located in Japan
Shin-Toyamaguchi Station
Shin-Toyamaguchi Station
Shin-Toyamaguchi Station (Japan)

Lines

Shin-Toyamaguchi Station is served by the Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line and is 45.6 kilometres from the starting point of the line at Kurikara.

Station layout

Shin-Toyamaguchi Station has 2 side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unstaffed.

The platforms are 85 m (279 ft) in length, corresponding to the 4-car trains to be used at this station.[3]

The station area used to be a freight sorting yard for the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Platforms
1 ■ Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line for Uozu and Itoigawa
2 ■ Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line for Toyama and Kanazawa

Chronology
  • 17 June 2014: Decision to erect a new station between Toyama and Higashi-Toyama Stations.[4]
  • 10 July 2019: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism gave approval for the erection of a new station.[5]
  • 2020
    • 13 January: Construction started on the station facilities.[6]
    • 20 October—18 November: A naming competition was run involving residents of Toyama and Toyama based fanclub members of the Ainokaze Toyama Railway.[7]
  • 2022
    • 17 February: The new station name was determined to be "Shin-Toyamaguchi".[1][8]
    • 12 March: Opened to business.[1][9][10]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 8

See also

References

  1. Outline about new station

  2. About the station opening
  3. It costs 85.8 million yen to construct the station, and each third part of the cost was paid by each Toyama, Toyama and Toyama Prefecture, Japan government.
  4. Determined station to install this place
  5. Outline about building station facilities
  6. About commencing building a new station
  7. About public invitation
  8. Determined name to a new station
  9. The station was supposed to open on October 2021, by which time it was impossible for the station to open to business by delay in construction schedule with provison which prevent COVID-19 from spreading.
  10. About on when open the station
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