Toyama is a major rail hub on Japan's Hokuriku corridor, positioned between the Sea of Japan coast and the Northern Alps. The city has one primary intercity train station, Toyama Station, with adjacent private railway facilities at Dentetsu-Toyama. JR West, JR East through-services, Ainokaze Toyama Railway, and Toyama Chiho Railway all play roles in the city's rail network.
Trains from Toyama include Hokuriku Shinkansen services, limited express and local JR West trains, regional Ainokaze Toyama Railway services along the former Hokuriku Main Line, and private regional trains from Dentetsu-Toyama toward mountain and hot spring areas. Toyama Station is the main train station for high-speed trains and regional connections, while Dentetsu-Toyama handles Toyama Chiho Railway departures.
Rail routes from Toyama run east toward Nagano and Tokyo, west toward Kanazawa, Fukui, and Tsuruga, southwest toward Takayama and Nagoya on the Hida route, and regionally along the Toyama Bay side via Takaoka and Uozu. Book trains from and to Toyama online at Rail Monsters.