Tennōjuku Station

Tennōjuku Station (天王宿駅, Tennōjuku-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōmō Electric Railway Company.

Tennōjuku Station 天王宿駅
Tennōjuku Station in September 2010
General information
Location	Aioi-cho 2-477-3, Kiryū-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0011 Japan
Coordinates	36.4149°N 139.3079°E / 36.4149; 139.3079
Operated by	Jōmō Electric Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Jōmō Line
Distance	22.8 km from Chūō-Maebashi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 10, 1938
Passengers
FY2019	180
Services
Preceding station Jōmō Electric Railway Following station Kiryū-Kyūjō-Mae towards Chūō-Maebashi Jōmō Line Fujiyamashita towards Nishi-Kiryū
Location Tennōjuku Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture Tennōjuku Station Tennōjuku Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Tennōjuku Station is a station on the Jōmō Line, and is located 22.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chūō-Maebashi .

Station layout

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Jōmō Line	for Nishi-Kiryū
2	■ Jōmō Line	for Chūō-Maebashi

History

Tennōjuku Station was opened as a signal stop on March 10, 1938.^[1] It was later elevated to a full passenger station on December 6, 1957.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 180 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Kiryū Aioi Post Office
• Kiryū Meiji-kan (former Aioi village hall)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "企業情報" [Company History]. jomorailway.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
2. 市内鉄道の年間乗降客数 [Annual number of passengers on the city rail] (in Japanese). Japan: Kiryū City. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)