Takayama Station

Takayama Station (高山駅, Takayama-eki) 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).

Takayama Station 高山駅
The east side of Takayama Station in August 2018
General information
Location	1-22-2 Showa-cho, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture 509-0141 Japan
Coordinates	36.1406°N 137.2519°E / 36.1406; 137.2519
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Takayama Line
Distance	136.4 km (84.8 mi) from Gifu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Architect	Hiroshi Naito
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened	October 25, 1934; 90 years ago (1934-10-25)
Passengers
FY2015	1,539 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Central Following station Hida-Ichinomiya towards Gifu Takayama Line Local Hozue towards Toyama
Location Takayama Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Show map of Gifu Prefecture Takayama Station Takayama Station (Central Japan) Show map of Central Japan Takayama Station Takayama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

Entry Gate

Access showing the exhibit

→:for Hida-Ichinomiya
←:for Hozue

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.

Platforms

1-3

■ Takayama Main Line

for Gero and Gifu for Toyama

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Takayama Main Line
Kuguno		Limited Express Hida		Hida-Furukawa or Terminus

History

The former station building in September 2009

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.

The station was redesigned and rebuilt in 2007 by architect Hiroshi Naito.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,539 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Takayama City Hall

Takayama Nouhi Bus Center

The Takayama Nouhi Bus Center is located next to this station.^[3]

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

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan