Tenryūkyō Station

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]

Tenryūkyō Station 天竜峡駅
Tenryūkyō Station in March 2006
General information
Location	4744 Kawaji-Tenryūkyō, Iida-shi, Nagano-ken 399-2431 Japan
Coordinates	35.4407°N 137.8174°E / 35.4407; 137.8174
Elevation	382 meters[1]
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	116.2 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	16 December 1927
Passengers
FY2015	319 daily
Location Tenryūkyō Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Tenryūkyō Station Tenryūkyō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

• Tenryū River
• Tenryū-kyō

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan