Shin-Toyamaguchi Station Explained

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.

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 85m (279feet) 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

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".^[8]
  • 12 March: Opened to business.^{[1] [9] [10]}

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 8

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Station website (in Japanese)
  

Notes and References

1. Outline about new station

2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220313000340/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/toyama/news/20220312-OYTNT50109/ 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20180402213003/http://webun.jp/item/1102762 Determined station to install this place
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20210217030016/https://mainichi.jp/articles/20190720/ddl/k16/020/229000c Outline about building station facilities
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114121418/https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/toyama/20200114/CK2020011402000007.html About commencing building a new station
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022025853/https://ainokaze.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1344b09f2934255ccde2ee759cf2da2b.pdf About public invitation
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20210218001109/https://www.hokkoku.co.jp/articles/tym/334358 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20201219094749/http://www.pref.toyama.jp/cms_pfile/00013225/01501021.pdf About on when open the station