Senzaki Station

Coordinates: 34°23′16.54″N 131°11′56.32″E / 34.3879278°N 131.1989778°E / 34.3879278; 131.1989778
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Senzaki Station

仙崎駅
Senzaki Station in May 2008
General information
Location1115, Senzaki Shinyashiki-cho, Nagato-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-4106
Japan
Coordinates34°23′16.54″N 131°11′56.32″E / 34.3879278°N 131.1989778°E / 34.3879278; 131.1989778
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     San'in Main Line (Senzaki Branch Line)
Distance2.2 km (1.4 mi) from Nagatoshi
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 May 1930 (1930-05-15)
Passengers
FY202047
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
Senzaki Station is located in Japan
Senzaki Station
Senzaki Station
Senzaki Station (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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Surrounding area[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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

External links[edit]

Media related to Senzaki Station at Wikimedia Commons