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).

CG25
Takayama Station

高山駅
The east side of Takayama Station in August 2018
Location1-22-2 Showa-cho, Takayama-shi, Gifu-ken 509-0141
Japan
Coordinates36.1406°N 137.2519°E / 36.1406; 137.2519
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Takayama Main Line
Distance136.4 km from Gifu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeCG25
History
OpenedOctober 25, 1934
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)1,539 daily
Location
Takayama Station
Location within Gifu Prefecture
Takayama Station
Takayama Station (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
Hida-Ichinomiya   Local   Hozue
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.

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area
  • Takayama City Hall

Takayama Nouhi Bus Center

The Takayama Nouhi Bus Center is located next to this station.[2]

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
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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 岐阜県統計書（平成２８年） [Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. "Hida Takayama Nohi Bus". www.nouhibus.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-01-22.

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