Senzaki Station

Railway station in Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

  • Bus stop
Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 May 1930 (1930-05-15)PassengersFY202047 Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Nagatoshi
towards Shimonoseki
 San'in Main Line
San'in Branch Line
Local
 Terminus
Location
Senzaki Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Senzaki Station
Senzaki Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Show map of Yamaguchi Prefecture
Senzaki Station is located in Japan
Senzaki Station
Senzaki Station
Senzaki Station (Japan)
Show map of Japan
Map

Senzaki Station (仙崎駅, Senzaki -eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Senzaki Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line (Senzaki Branch Line), and is located 2.2 kilometers from the starting point of the spur line at Nagatoshi and 48.2 kilometers from Asa Station on the Mine Line.

Station layout

The station consists of one dead-headed side platform serving a single track. Traces of a railway turntable remain on the opposite side of the platform. The station is unattended, but the former station office and baggage handling space is now the "Misuzu Museum", dedicated to local poet Kaneko Misuzu.

History

Senzaki Station was opened on 15 May 1930 as a freight-only station on the Japan Government Railways Mine Line. When the Mine Line was incorporated into the San'in Main Line on 24 February 1933, the station became located on a spur line of the San'in Main Line, and passenger operations commences from 26 July 1933. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 June 1963. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 47 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

The area around the station is the center of the Senzaki district.

  • Senzaki Port
  • Senzaki Regional Wholesale Market
  • Omijima Sightseeing Boat Terminal
  • Nagato Municipal Senzaki Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
  2. ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

Media related to Senzaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR West Station Official Site


Stub icon

This Yamaguchi Prefecture railroad station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e