Shin-Takaoka Station

{{short description|Railway station in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Shin-Takaoka Station

| native_name = 新高岡駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| style = JR West

| image = Shin-Takaoka Station.jpg

| alt =

| caption = The south side of Shin-Takaoka Station in January 2017

| other_name =

| address = 1790–2 Shimokuroda, Takaoka City

| borough = Toyama Prefecture

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|36.726971|137.011845|type:landmark_source:jawiki|display=inline, title}}

| operator = {{ric|JR West|name=y}}

| line = {{Plainlist|

18px Hokuriku Shinkansen
{{Colorbull|DodgerBlue}} Jōhana Line

}}

| distance = {{cvt|305.8|km}} from {{STN|Takasaki|x}}

| platforms = 3 side platforms (2 Shinkansen)

| tracks = 3 (2 Shinkansen)

| connections =

| structure = Elevated (Shinkansen)
At grade (convnetional lines)

| code =

| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)

| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0540202}}

| opened = {{start date and age|2015|03|14|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers =

| pass_year =

| map_type = Japan Toyama Prefecture#Japan

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR West|line=Hokuriku Shinkansen

|type1=Hakutaka|left1=Kanazawa|right1=Toyama|note-mid1={{SLL|Hakutaka|#FF4500}}

|type2=Tsurugi|left2=Kanazawa|right2=Toyama|note-mid2={{SLL|Tsurugi (train service)|#00BFFF}}}}

}}

{{Nihongo|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 {{STN|Nagano|x}} to {{STN|Kanazawa|x}}.{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=データで見るJR西日本 2022 |trans-title=JR West Japan 2022 in Data |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/info/issue/data/pdf/data2022.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214074840/https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/info/issue/data/pdf/data2022.pdf |archive-date=14 December 2022 |access-date=7 February 2023 |website=westjr.co.jp |pages=88–90 |language=ja}}

Lines

Shin-Takaoka Station is served by the Jōhana Line and the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line from {{STN|Tokyo|x}} to {{STN|Kanazawa|x}}, and is located 305.8 km from the official starting point of the line at {{STN|Takasaki|x}}.{{cite magazine|script-title=ja: 北陸新幹線延伸開業区間新駅ガイド|trans-title=Guide to new stations on the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension |magazine=Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine |volume = 44|issue = 371 |page =20 |publisher = Kōtsū Shimbun |location = Japan |language= Japanese |date = March 2015}} Semi-fast Hakutaka Tokyo-to-Kanazawa services and Tsurugi Toyama-to-Tsuruga services stop at Shin-Takaoka.

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.{{cite web |url= http://www.city.takaoka.toyama.jp/eki-shin/sangyo/shigaichi/shinkansen/documents/shintakaokaeki_1.pdf|script-title=ja:新高岡駅（仮称名）周辺整備事業|trans-title=Shin-Takaoka Station vicinity redevelopment project|date= March 2012|publisher= City of Takaoka|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112065653/http://www.city.takaoka.toyama.jp/eki%2Dshin/sangyo/shigaichi/shinkansen/documents/shintakaokaeki_1.pdf|archive-date=2013-11-12|url-status= dead|access-date= 12 November 2013}}

=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.

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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx=Hokuriku Shinkansen|col=DodgerBlue|dir=for {{STN|Kanazawa|x}} and {{STN|Tsuruga|x}}}}

The departure melody used for the shinkansen platforms was composed by {{Nihongo|Yutaka Ōta|太田豊}}, who was born in Toyama Prefecture.{{cite web|url= http://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2014/12/page_6523.html|script-title= ja:北陸新幹線発車メロディの決定について|trans-title= Departure melodies chosen for Hokuriku Shinkansen|date= 9 December 2014|work= News release|publisher= West Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141210030036/http://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2014/12/page_6523.html|archive-date= 10 December 2014|access-date= 10 December 2014|url-status= dead}}

File:Shin-Takaoka platforms 1-2 20150314.jpg|The Hokuriku Shinkansen platforms, March 2015

File:Shin-Takaoka Johana Line platform 20150314.jpg|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

{{J-rserv|service=-|col=|previous={{STN|Takaoka|x|Toyama}}|next={{STN|Futatsuka|x}}}}

History

File:Shin-Takaoka Station (South side) 2014-03-31 (1).JPG

Although provisionally named Shin-Takaoka Station from its conception, the name was formally finalized and announced in June 2013.{{cite web |url= http://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2013/06/page_3922.html|script-title=ja:北陸新幹線新駅の駅名などについて|trans-title=Details of new Hokuriku Shinkansen station names|date= 7 June 2012|publisher= West Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|access-date= 12 November 2013}} A public survey was conducted in 2012, with the following names put forward.{{cite web|url= http://www.city.takaoka.toyama.jp/eki-shin/sangyo/shigaichi/shinkansen/countdown.html|script-title= ja:新幹線カウントダウン事業|trans-title= Shinkansen Countdown Project|date= 2 July 2013|publisher= City of Takaoka|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131112065731/http://www.city.takaoka.toyama.jp/eki-shin/sangyo/shigaichi/shinkansen/countdown.html|archive-date= 12 November 2013|access-date= 12 November 2013|url-status= dead}}

{{Nihongo|Manyō-Takaoka|万葉高岡}} (173 votes)
{{Nihongo|Shin-Takaoka|新高岡}} (163 votes)
{{Nihongo|Etchū-Takaoka|越中高岡}} (107 votes)
{{Nihongo|Takaoka-Manyō|高岡万葉}} (59 votes)
{{Nihongo|Takaoka|高岡}} (43 votes)

The name Shin-Takaoka was however ultimately selected by JR West.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Johana Line station building was held on 14 September 2013.{{cite web |url= http://www.asahi.com/area/toyama/articles/OSK201309140061.html|script-title=ja:ＪＲ新高岡駅が起工|trans-title=Work starts on JR Shin-Takaoka Station|date= 15 September 2013|work= The Asahi Shimbun|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915024844/http://www.asahi.com/area/toyama/articles/OSK201309140061.html|archive-date=2013-09-15|url-status= dead|access-date= 12 November 2013}}