Tenryūgawa Station Explained


Tenryūgawa Station
Native Name:天竜川駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:Tenryūgawa-chō, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.7172°N 137.7792°W
Operator: JR Central
Line: Tokaido Main Line
Distance:252.7 kilometers from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Code:CA33
Status:Staffed
Opened:July 10, 1898
Passengers:2783 daily
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Tenryūgawa Station

is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

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 .

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

Adjacent stations

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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.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Tenryūgawa Station was assigned station number CA33.[1] [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2783 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13 December 2017 . 在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します . Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf . 18 January 2023 . 27 February 2023 . jr-central.co.jp . ja.
  2. Web site: 14 December 2017 . JR東海,在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 . JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html . 1 November 2020 . 28 February 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
  3. Web site: http://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/toukeikikakuhan/page/nenkan/documents/h29_11_06.pdf. ja:静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)). 2018. Shizuoka Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 5 July 2019.