Tenryū-Futamata Station (天竜二俣駅, Tenryū-Futamata-eki) is a railway station in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Tenryū Hamanako Railroad.

Tenryū-Futamata Station 天竜二俣駅
Tenryū-Futamata Tenryū-Futamata Turntable and Roundhouse in 2005
General information
Location	Futamata-cho, Akura, Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 431-3311 Japan
Coordinates	34°51′34.08″N 137°49′11.16″E
Operated by	Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
Line(s)	■ Tenryū Hamanako Line
Distance	26.2 kilometers from Kakegawa
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 1, 1940
Passengers
FY2016	256 daily
Location
Tenryū-Futamata Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture Tenryū-Futamata Station Tenryū-Futamata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Tenryū-Futamata Station is served by the Tenryū Hamanako Line, and is located 26.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kakegawa Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The station is staffed. The rail yard for the Tenryū Hamanako Line is located next to this station, and retains the roundhouse and turntable from the days the line used steam locomotives. Both are listed by that national government as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties under the category of “Heritage of Industrial Modernization”.[1]

Adjacent stations

Station History

Tenryū-Futamata Station was established on April 1, 1940 when the section of the Japan National Railways Futamata Line was extended from Enshū-Mori Station to Kanasashi Station. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from 1982. After the privatization of JNR on March 15, 1987, the station came under the control of the Tenryū Hamanako Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 256 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Locomotive Park
• Hamamatsu City Tenryu Public Library

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Tenryū-Futamata Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tenryū Hamanako Railroad Station information (in Japanese)