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.
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.
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.
- 10 July 2019: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism gave approval for the erection of a new station.
- 2020
- 13 January: Construction started on the station facilities.
- 20 October—18 November: A naming competition was run involving residents of Toyama and Toyama based fanclub members of the Ainokaze Toyama Railway.
- 2022
- 17 February: The new station name was determined to be "Shin-Toyamaguchi".
- 12 March: Opened to business.