Gansuiji Station

Gansuiji Station (岩水寺駅, Gansuiji-eki) is a railway station in Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Tenryū Hamanako Railroad.

Gansuiji Station 岩水寺駅
Gansuiji Station in May 2009
General information
Location	Negata, Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 434-0016 Japan
Coordinates	34.837736°N 137.792409°E / 34.837736; 137.792409
Operated by	Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
Line(s)	■ Tenryū Hamanako Line
Distance	30.3 kilometers from Kakegawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 1, 1940
Passengers
FY2016	38 daily
Location Gansuiji Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture Gansuiji Station Gansuiji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Gansuiji Station is served by the Tenryū Hamanako Line, and is located 30.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kakegawa Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track with a small station building. The station is unattended. The station building and platform are protected as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan since 2011.^[1]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
Tenryū Hamanako Line
Nishi-Kajima		-	Miyaguchi

Station History

Gansuiji Station was established on June 1, 1940 when the section of the Japan National Railways Futamata Line was extended from Enshū-Mori Station to Kanasashi Station. Small parcel services were discontinued from June 1970, and the station was unmanned after that time. Freight services were discontinued in April 1973. On March 15, 1987, the station came under the control of the Tenryū Hamanako Line.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 38 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Gansu-ji

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. "天竜浜名湖鉄道岩水寺駅待合所及びプラットホーム" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
2. "天浜線の歴史" [History of Tenhama Line]. tenhama.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

External links

Media related to Gansuiji Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tenryū Hamanako Railroad Station information (in Japanese)