Takaoka Station (Toyama)

Takaoka Station (高岡駅) is a major interchange railway station on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan, operated by Ainokaze Toyama Railway.

Lines
Takaoka Station is situated on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway, and is also the starting point of the 16.5 km Himi Line to Himi in Himi, Toyama and the 29.5 km Jōhana Line to Jōhana in Nanto, Toyama.

Limited express services
There is no limited express services at the station as the city of Takaoka is served by the Hokuriku Shinkansen at Shin-Takaoka Station. Prior to the opening of the Shinkansen in 2015, the station was served by the following limited express services.
 * Thunderbird
 * Hakutaka
 * Hokuetsu

Station layout
The station has three island platforms and one side platform serving a total of seven tracks. The station building is located above the tracks, with the Kojokoen Entrance (古城公園口) on the north side (actually indicated as the "East Entrance"), and the Zuiryuji Entrance (瑞龍寺口) on the south side. The station has a staffed ticket office.

History
Takaoka Station opened on 1 November 1898.

Work started in October 2007 to rebuild the station with an overpass connecting the north and south sides. The new overhead station building was completed in August 2011. Remodelling of the surrounding area was scheduled to be completed by early 2015.

Kojokoen Entrance (north side)

 * Takaoka Station (Manyosen Takaoka Kido Line tram stop)
 * Takaoka Kojokoen Park
 * Imizu Shrine
 * Takaoka Art Museum

Zuiryuji Entrance (south side)

 * Zuiryuji Temple