Tennō Station (天応駅, Tennō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]
Tennō Station 天応駅 | |||||||||||
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 Tennō Station in July, 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3 Tennōshioyachō, Kure-shi, Hiroshima-ken 737-0881 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°16′55.97″N 132°31′10.47″E / 34.2822139°N 132.5195750°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Y Kure Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 74.3 km (46.2 miles) from Mihara | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-Y10[1] | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 December 1903 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 576 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editTennō Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 74.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mihara.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one unnumbered island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| station side | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kure and Takehara |
| opposite side | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kaitaichi and Hiroshima |
History
editTennō Station was opened on 27 December 1903. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 576 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Kure City Hall Tenno Branch
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "広島エリア 5路線79駅への「駅ナンバー」の導入について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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