Timetable information
Weekday departures: 36/day in the available timetable data · Sat & holiday departures: 36/day in the available timetable data
Earliest / latest departure in the available data (weekday): 5:29 / 23:07
Busiest hour in the available data: 9:00–10:00 (4)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.
Timetable data as of 11 May 2026.
The timetable data is incomplete for some or all lines at this station, so the weekday and Sat & holiday figures are departures in the available timetable data, not totals.
Lines where the timetable data is complete: Hokuhoku Line
Lines where the timetable data is incomplete:
- Iiyama Line: no timetable data
Location
History
Tōkamachi Station opened on 15 November 1927 as part of the Tōkamachi Line between Echigo-Iwasawa and Tōkamachi. After the Iiyama Railway extended from Echigo-Tazawa in 1929 the route was fully connected, and in 1944 the Iiyama Railway was nationalized and the lines merged into today's Iiyama Line. With the 1987 JNR privatization the station passed to JR East, and on 22 March 1997 a Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line station opened alongside, making Tōkamachi an interchange. JR-side facilities were renewed in 2014, and a Hokuhoku-side extension followed in 2015 after the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension to Kanazawa.
Notes
The station's Hokuetsu Express section is the only stop on the Hokuhoku Line where the operator stations its own staff, with kippu sales, a soba stand and a Tōkamachi tourist office on the second floor.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: Mister0124 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-18