Tenryūgawa Station

{{Short description|Railway station in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = {{JRCSN|CA|33|size=50}}
Tenryūgawa Station

| native_name = 天竜川駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = JR-toukai-tenryugawast.jpg

| alt =

| caption = JR Tenryūgawa Station in April 2018

| other_name =

| style = JR Central

| address = Tenryūgawa-chō, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|34|43|02|N|137|46|45|E|display=inline, title|region:JP_type:railwaystation}}

| operator = 20px JR Central

| line = 18px Tokaido Main Line

| distance = 252.7 kilometers from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}

| platforms = 2 island platforms

| connections =

| structure =

| code = CA33

| status = Staffed

| opened = July 10, 1898

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 5,688 daily{{cite web |author= |year=2024 |title=移動等円滑化取組報告書(鉄道駅) |url=https://company.jr-central.co.jp/others/barrier-free/_pdf/2023-02.pdf |publisher=JR Central |language=ja |access-date=17 March 2025}}

| pass_year = 2023–2024

| map_type = Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Tenryūgawa Station

}}

File:Tenryugawastation-platforms-march2014.jpg

{{nihongo|Tenryūgawa Station|天竜川駅|Tenryūgawa-eki}} 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 {{STN|Tokyo|x}}.

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.

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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=4|first=3|nidx=Tōkaidō Main Line|linecol=orange|dir= auxiliary platform }}

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.{{Cite web |date=13 December 2017 |title=在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します |trans-title=Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations |url=https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf |archive-date=18 January 2023 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=jr-central.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=14 December 2017 |title=JR東海,在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 |trans-title=JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines |url=https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html |archive-date=1 November 2020 |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |language=ja}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2783 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/toukeikikakuhan/page/nenkan/documents/h29_11_06.pdf|script-title=ja:静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年))|year= 2018|publisher= Shizuoka Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 5 July 2019}}

Surrounding area

See also

References

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  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) {{ISBN|4-87687-234-1}}.{{in lang|ja}}