Dentetsu-Kurobe Station (電鉄黒部駅, Dentetsu-Kurobe-eki) is a railway station on the Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line in the city of Kurobe, Toyama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Toyama Chihō Railway.

Lines

Dentetsu-Kurobe Station is served by the Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line, and is 37.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Dentetsu-Toyama.

Station layout

The station has two ground-level opposed island platforms with one ground-level island platform sandwiched in-between. The platforms are reached by crossing the first track by a level crossing and walking up the stairs. The side platform furthest from the station building is not in service. The station is staffed. There is a depot with two tracks at the opposite side of the station building. To the east from the station building, there is a dead-end track.

History

The station opened on 5 November 1922 as Nishi-Mikkaichi Station (西三日市駅). It was renamed Dentetsu-Sakurai Station (電鉄桜井駅) in June 1951, and renamed Dentetsu-Kurobe Station on 1 April 1989.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line
Shin-Uozu		Limited Express		Higashi-Mikkaichi
Dentetsu-Ishida		Rapid Express		Higashi-Mikkaichi
Dentetsu-Ishida		Express		Higashi-Mikkaichi
Dentetsu-Ishida		Local		Higashi-Mikkaichi

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by 748 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Kurobe City Hall
• Kurobe Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan