Senzaki Station

Location
	Senzaki Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Senzaki Station Senzaki Station (Japan)

Senzaki Station

仙崎駅
Senzaki Station; 仙崎駅
	Senzaki Station in May 2008
General information
Location	1115, Senzaki Shinyashiki-cho, Nagato-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-4106; Japan
Coordinates	34°23′16.54″N 131°11′56.32″E / 34.3879278°N 131.1989778°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'in Main Line (Senzaki Branch Line)
Distance	2.2 km (1.4 miles) from Nagatoshi
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 May 1930
Passengers
FY2020	47
Services
Location
Location
	Senzaki Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Senzaki Station Senzaki Station (Japan)

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

References

^ 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.
^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Senzaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR West Station Official Site

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[Kawashima-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

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