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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.

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Shin-Toyamaguchi Station 新富山口駅
Platforms in March 2022
General information
Location	Shimofugo, Toyama-shi, Toyama-ken 930-0814 Japan
Coordinates	36.719691°N 137.240449°E / 36.719691; 137.240449
Operated by	Ainokaze Toyama Railway
Line(s)	■ Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line
Distance	45.6 km from Kurikara
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground station
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	12 March 2022[1][2]
Location
Shin-Toyamaguchi Station Location within Toyama Prefecture Show map of Toyama Prefecture Shin-Toyamaguchi Station Shin-Toyamaguchi Station (Japan) Show map of 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 ran 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]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line
Toyama		Local	Higashi-Toyama

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 8

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

• Station website (in Japanese)
  

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