Tennōdai Station

35°52′20.9″N 140°2′28.1″E / 35.872472°N 140.041139°E / 35.872472; 140.041139Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Jōban LineDistance34.0 km from NipporiPlatforms2 island platformsOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedApril 20, 1971Passengers201919,271 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Abiko JJ08 towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu		Toride JJ10 towards Sendai
		Jōban Line Rapid		Toride JJ10 Terminus
Abiko JL30 towards Ayase		Jōban Line Local-Kankō (limited service)		Toride JL32 (limited service) Terminus

Location
Tennōdai Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Tennōdai Station Tennōdai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Tennōdai Station (天王台駅, Tennōdai-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Abiko, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tennōdai Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 34.0 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Tennōdai Station has two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	JJ Jōban Line (Rapid)	for Toride, Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, and Takahagi
2	JJ Jōban Line (Rapid)	for Abiko, Kashiwa, Matsudo, and Ueno JU Ueno-Tokyo Line for Tokyo and Shinagawa
3	JL Jōban Line (Local)	for Toride
4	JL Jōban Line (Local)	for Abiko, Kashiwa, Matsudo and Ayase C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Kita-senju, Nishi-nippori and Yoyogi-uehara

History

Tennōdai Station was opened on April 20, 1971 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 19,271 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Chuo Gakuen High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Tennōdai Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)