Tenryūkyō Station

Railway station in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

35°26′27″N 137°49′03″E / 35.4407°N 137.8174°E / 35.4407; 137.8174Elevation382 meters^[1]Operated by

JR CentralLine(s)

Iida LineDistance116.2 km from ToyohashiPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffedHistoryOpened16 December 1927PassengersFY2015319 daily

Location
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Tenryūkyō Station (天竜峡駅, Tenryūkyō-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the city of Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).^[1]

Lines

Tenryūkyō Station is served by the Iida Line and is 116.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level side platform and a ground-level island platform connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Iida Line	for Iida and Tatsuno for Chūbu-Tenryū and Toyohashi
2	■ Iida Line	for Iida and Tatsuno for Chūbu-Tenryū and Toyohashi
3	■ Iida Line	for starting trains

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Iida Line
Nukuta	Limited Express Inaji	Iida
Chiyo	Local	Kawaji

History

Tenryūkyō Station opened on 16 December 1927.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 319 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. ISBN 9784784071647.
^ 市勢の概要2015（平成28年版）I.運輸・通信 [City Statistics (Fiscal 2015) section I Transport - Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Iida City. 2017.