is a railway station in the town of

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Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...

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, operated by the

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operator

Toyama Chihō Railway The is a transportation company in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The company is commonly known as . This private company operates railway, tram, and bus services in the eastern part of the prefecture. It also operates as the agency of Al ...

Lines

Tateyama Station is a terminus of the Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama Line, and is 24.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus at . It is also the starting point for the

Tateyama Kurobe Kankō The is a mountain sightseeing route between Tateyama, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan. Opened on June 1, 1971, it is long, with a difference in elevation of as much as . The Alpine Route goes through Tateyama in the Hida Mountains with man ...

Tateyama Cable Car (

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route The is a mountain sightseeing route between Tateyama, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan. Opened on June 1, 1971, it is long, with a difference in elevation of as much as . The Alpine Route goes through Tateyama in the Hida Mountains with man ...

Station layout

The station has one ground-level

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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

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

*Tateyama Ski area *Tateyama Caldera Sabo Museum

References

External links

* (Toyama Chihō Railway) * (Tateyama Cable Car) {{Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Railway stations in Toyama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1954 Stations of Toyama Chihō Railway