Chūbu-Tenryū Station
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is a train station
on the Iida Line
in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
, Japan
. It is located 62.4 rail kilometers from the southern terminus
of the Iida Line at Toyohashi Station
.
. On August 1, 1943, the Sanshin Railway was nationalized along with several other local lines to form the Iida line.
All freight services were discontinued in 1982 Along with its division and privatization
of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company
(JR Central).
The station was originally named Sakuma Station (the name presently used by the next station
), and renamed in 1935 as Nakappe-Tenryū Station and again at the time of nationalization as Chūbu-Tenryū Station. The latter of the two events of renaming was only a change in official pronunciation of the kanji
name.
, and a station building with a "Green Window" manned service counter. The station is also home to the Sakuma Rail Park
, a museum with exhibits on the Japanese railway system in general, and the Iida line in particular, including numerous examples of locomotives and rolling stock.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
on the Iida Line
Iida Line
The is a Japanese railway line between Toyohashi Station in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture and Tatsuno Station in Tatsuno, Nagano Prefecture, operated by Central Japan Railway Company . The line links eastern Aichi Prefecture and southern Nagano Prefecture through northwestern Shizuoka Prefecture. It...
in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. On July 1, 2005, the city merged with 11 surrounding cities and towns. It became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2007.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
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. It is located 62.4 rail kilometers from the southern terminus
Terminal Station
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of the Iida Line at Toyohashi Station
Toyohashi Station
is an interchange railway station in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Tōkaidō Main Line, Iida Line, and is a terminus of the...
.
History
Chūbu-Tenryū Station was opened on November 11, 1934. The initial plans called for the station to eventually be joined by a spur line to Tenryū-Futamata Station on the Tenryū Hamanako LineTenryu Hamanako Railroad Tenryu Hamanako Line
The , or for short, is a Japanese railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, running the north coast of Lake Hamana between Kakegawa Station in Kakegawa and Shinjohara Station in Kosai. This is the only railway line of .-History:...
. On August 1, 1943, the Sanshin Railway was nationalized along with several other local lines to form the Iida line.
All freight services were discontinued in 1982 Along with its division and privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company
Central Japan Railway Company
The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...
(JR Central).
The station was originally named Sakuma Station (the name presently used by the next station
Sakuma Station
is a train station on the Iida Line in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is located 63.5 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Iida Line at Toyohashi Station.-Station history:...
), and renamed in 1935 as Nakappe-Tenryū Station and again at the time of nationalization as Chūbu-Tenryū Station. The latter of the two events of renaming was only a change in official pronunciation of the kanji
Kanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
name.
Layout
Chūbu-Tenryū Station is a manned station with a single island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
, and a station building with a "Green Window" manned service counter. The station is also home to the Sakuma Rail Park
Sakuma Rail Park
The was an open-air railway museum located next to Chūbu-Tenryū Station on the Iida Line in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. It was operated by Central Japan Railway Company , and was opened on 21 April 1991. The museum closed on 1 November 2009 in preparation for the move to a new SCMaglev and Railway...
, a museum with exhibits on the Japanese railway system in general, and the Iida line in particular, including numerous examples of locomotives and rolling stock.