Tenwa Station

Railway station in Akō, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 May 1963 (1963-05-01)PassengersFY2019262 daily

Location
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Tenwa Station (天和駅, Tenwa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akō, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Tenwa Station is served by the Akō Line, and is located 14.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Aioi, and 4.0 kilometers from Banshū-Akō.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single-directional track, with the platform on the right side when facing in the direction of Okayama. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
JR West
Akō Line
Banshū-Akō	-	Bizen-Fukukawa

History

Tenwa Station was opened on May 1, 1963. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 262 passengers daily^[2]

Surrounding area

Mitsubishi Electric Ako Factory
Ako City Akonishi Elementary School
Japan National Route 250

References

^ Hyōgo no tetsudō zen'eki : jēāru sanseku kennai hyakurokujūsan'eki haisen ryakuzutsuki tetsudō isan mokuzō ekisha o tazunete sharyō ichirantsuki. Kōbe Shinbun Sōgō Shuppan Sentā., 神戶新聞総合出版センター. Kobe, Japan: Kōbeshinbunsōgōshuppansentā. 2011. ISBN 9784343006028. OCLC 776109204.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ 兵庫県. "兵庫県統計書". 兵庫県 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-25.