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Takaoka Station is a major interchange railway station on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan, operated by Ainokaze Toyama Railway.LinesTakaoka Station is situated on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway, and is also the starting point of the 16.5 km Himi Line to in Himi, Toyama and the 29.5 km Jōhana Line to in Nanto, Toyama.Limited express servicesThere is no limited express services at the station as the city of Takaoka is served by the Hokuriku Shinkansen at Shin-Takaoka Station. Prior to the opening of the Shinkansen in 2015, the station was served by the following limited express services. Thunderbird Hakutaka HokuetsuStation layoutThe station has three island platforms and one side platform serving a total of seven tracks. The station building is located above the tracks, with the on the north side (actually indicated as the "East Entrance"), and the on the south side. The station has a staffed ticket office.