is a railway station operated by Kurobe Gorge Railway in

Kurobe is a city in Toyama Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 41,564 in 15,387 households and a population density of 95.8 persons per km2. Its total area was . Geography Kurobe is located in northeaste ...

Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 993,848 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...

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. Though the tracks continue southward to

Kurobe Dam The , or , is a high variable-radius arch dam located on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The tallest dam in Japan, it supports the 335 MW Kurobe No. 4 Hydropower Plant and is owned by Kansai Electric Power Company. It was construct ...

, access past Keyakidaira Station is limited to employees of the

Kansai Electric Power Company , also known as , is an electric utility with its operational area of Kansai region, Japan (including the Keihanshin megalopolis). The Kansai region is Japan's second-largest industrial area, and in normal times, its most nuclear-reliant. Bef ...

(Kanden) and guided tours.

Station overview

Keyakidaira Station is composed of two separate platforms that are separated by 200 m of elevation. The lower platform, known as , is open to the general public, and is the terminus of regular passenger service. The upper platform, known as , is limited to Kanden employees only. The two platforms are connected by an

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that is capable of carrying one train car at a time. There are several ''

onsen In Japan, are hot springs and the bathing facilities and Ryokan (inn), traditional inns around them. There are approximately 25,000 hot spring sources throughout Japan, and approximately 3,000 ''onsen'' establishments use naturally hot water ...

s'' near Keyakidaira Station, some of which have '' ryokans'' operating at the springs.

Adjacent stations

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* {{coord, 36.6969, N, 137.6580, E, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title Railway stations in Japan opened in 1953 Railway stations in Toyama Prefecture Kurobe Gorge Railway