Tateyama Station (Toyama)

Tateyama Station (立山駅, Tateyama-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tateyama, Nakaniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Toyama Chihō Railway.

Tateyama Station 立山駅
Tateyama Station in October 2011
General information
Location	156 Chigaki, Tateyama-machi, Nakaniikawa-gun Toyama-ken 930-1408 Japan
Coordinates	36.5833137°N 137.4453163°E / 36.5833137; 137.4453163
Elevation	475 meters
Operated by	Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route (Tateyama Kurobe Kankō)
Line(s)	■ Tateyama Line ■ Tateyama Cable Car
Distance	24.2 from Terada
Platforms	1 bay platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 August 1954
Rebuilt	1982
Passengers
FY2015	591
Location Tateyama Station Location within Japan

Lines

Tateyama Station is a terminus of the Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama Line, and is 24.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Terada. It is also the starting point for the Tateyama Kurobe Kankō Tateyama Cable Car (Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route).

Station layout

The station has one ground-level bay platform serving two tracks. The station is staffed.

History

Tateyama Station was opened on 1 August 1954. Services of the Tateyama Cable Car were relocated to this station on 1 April 1970. The station building was renovated in 1982.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama Line
Hongū		Local	Terminus
Hongū		Express	Terminus
Terada		Alpen Limited Express	Terminus
Tateyama Cable Car
Terminus		-	Bijodaira

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by 591 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Tateyama Ski area
• Tateyama Caldera Sabo Museum

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (Toyama Chihō Railway)
• Official website (Tateyama Cable Car)