Takayama Station

Takayama Station (高山駅) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines
Takayama Station is served by the JR Central Takayama Main Line, and is located 136.4 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Gifu.

Station layout
Takayama Station has one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The ticket gates are located on the side platform.

History
Takayama Station opened on October 25, 1934. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,539 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Takayama City Hall

Takayama Nouhi Bus Center
The Takayama Nouhi Bus Center is located next to this station.

Local buses

 * For Shirakawa-gō
 * For Hirayu Onsen, Shinhotaka
 * Sarubobo Bus; For Hida no Sato, Matsuri no Mori
 * Machinami Bus; For Sakurayama Hachimagu Shrine, Betsuin Temple, Sanmachi-Dori (Loop)

Long-distance buses

 * Chūō Kōsoku Bus; For Shinjuku Station
 * Hida Takayama; For Nagoya Station
 * For Meitetsu Gifu Station
 * For Shirakawa-gō, Toyama Station
 * For Shirakawa-gō, Kanazawa Station
 * For Matsumoto Bus Terminal (Matsumoto Station)
 * For Kyoto Station, Osaka Station, and Osaka Namba Station (Osaka City Air Terminal