Tenryūgawa Station

Tenryūgawa Station (天竜川駅, Tenryūgawa-eki) is a railway station in Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai ).

CA33
Tenryūgawa Station

天竜川駅
JR Tenryūgawa Station in April 2018
LocationTenryūgawa-chō, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates34°43′02″N 137°46′45″E
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Tokaido Main Line
Distance252.7 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCA33
History
OpenedJuly 10, 1898
Passengers
FY20172783 daily
Location
Tenryūgawa Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Tenryūgawa Station
Tenryūgawa Station (Japan)
Station platforms, 2014.

Lines

Tenryūgawa Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 252.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

Tenryūgawa Station has two island platforms, one serving Track 1, which is an infrequently used auxiliary platform, and Track 2. The other island platform serves Track 3, and Track 4, which is also an infrequently used auxiliary platform. The two platforms are connected by an overpass. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line auxiliary platform
2 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line For Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Numazu
3 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line For Hamamatsu, Toyohashi
4 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line auxiliary platform

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Main Line
Home Liner: Does not stop at this station
Toyodachō   Local   Hamamatsu

History

Tenryūgawa Station was opened on July 10, 1898 for both passenger and freight services. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued on March 15, 1972; however, occasional freight trains operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company continued to use the station until April 1, 2006. A new station building was complete in September 2016.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2783 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)

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