Shin-Takaoka Station

Shin-Takaoka Station (新高岡駅, Shin-takaoka-eki) is an interchange railway station on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line and Jōhana Line in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It opened on 14 March 2015, coinciding with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa.^[1]

Shin-Takaoka Station 新高岡駅
The south side of Shin-Takaoka Station in January 2017
General information
Location	1790-2 Shimokuroda, Takaoka City Toyama Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	36.726971°N 137.011845°E / 36.726971; 137.011845
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Hokuriku Shinkansen ■ Jōhana Line
Distance	305.8 km (190.0 mi) from Takasaki
Platforms	3 side platforms (2 Shinkansen)
Tracks	3 (2 Shinkansen)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (Shinkansen) At grade (convnetional lines)
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	14 March 2015; 9 years ago (2015-03-14)
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Kanazawa towards Tsuruga Hokuriku Shinkansen Hakutaka Toyama towards Jōetsumyōkō Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsurugi Toyama Terminus
Location Shin-Takaoka Station Location within Toyama Prefecture Show map of Toyama Prefecture Shin-Takaoka Station Shin-Takaoka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shin-Takaoka Station is served by the Jōhana Line and the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line from Tokyo to Kanazawa, and is located 305.8 km from the official starting point of the line at Takasaki.^[2] Semi-fast Hakutaka Tokyo-to-Kanazawa services and Tsurugi Toyama-to-Tsuruga services stop at Shin-Takaoka.^[2]

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated side platforms for the Hokuriku Shinkansen running east to west, with exits on the north and south sides. The Jōhana Line has a single side platform located at ground level, running north to south on the west side of the station complex. A west exit is also provided to the west of the Jōhana Line platforms.^[3]

Platforms

The single-track Jōhana Line is served by an un-numbered ground-level side platform.

The elevated shinkansen platforms consist of two 312 m long side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are fitted with chest-high platform edge doors.^[2]

1	■ Hokuriku Shinkansen	for Toyama, Nagano, and Tokyo
2	■ Hokuriku Shinkansen	for Kanazawa and Tsuruga

The departure melody used for the shinkansen platforms was composed by Yutaka Ōta (太田 豊), who was born in Toyama Prefecture.^[4]

• 
  The Hokuriku Shinkansen platforms, March 2015
• 
  The Johana Line platform viewed from the main station building, March 2015

Facilities

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Johana Line
Takaoka		-	Futatsuka

History

The south side of the station while under construction in March 2014

Although provisionally named Shin-Takaoka Station from its conception, the name was formally finalized and announced in June 2013.^[5] A public survey was conducted in 2012, with the following names put forward.^[6]

1. Manyō-Takaoka (万葉高岡) (173 votes)
2. Shin-Takaoka (新高岡) (163 votes)
3. Etchū-Takaoka (越中高岡) (107 votes)
4. Takaoka-Manyō (高岡万葉) (59 votes)
5. Takaoka (高岡) (43 votes)

The name Shin-Takaoka was however ultimately selected by JR West.^[6]

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Johana Line station building was held on 14 September 2013.^[7]

Surrounding area

• Takaoka Station (on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line, approximately 1 km away)
• Zuiryū-ji Temple, a 15-minute walk away
• Aeon Mall Takaoka
• National Route 156

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
2. 北陸新幹線延伸開業区間新駅ガイド [Guide to new stations on the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44, no. 371. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. March 2015. p. 20.
3. 新高岡駅（仮称名）周辺整備事業 [Shin-Takaoka Station vicinity redevelopment project] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: City of Takaoka. March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
4. 北陸新幹線 発車メロディの決定について [Departure melodies chosen for Hokuriku Shinkansen]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
5. 北陸新幹線 新駅の駅名などについて [Details of new Hokuriku Shinkansen station names] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
6. 新幹線カウントダウン事業 [Shinkansen Countdown Project] (in Japanese). Japan: City of Takaoka. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
7. ＪＲ新高岡駅が起工 [Work starts on JR Shin-Takaoka Station]. Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. 15 September 2013. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)