Seno Station (瀬野駅, Seno-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Aki-ku in the city of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Seno Station 瀬野駅 | |||||||||||
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 Seno Station in September 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-chōme-5 Seno, Aki-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-0311 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°25′18.9″N 132°35′47.7″E / 34.421917°N 132.596583°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | G Sanyō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 289.5 km (179.9 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-G07 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 June 1894 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 3593 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editSeno Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 289.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1,3 | ■ G Sanyō Main Line | for Hiroshima and Iwakuni |
| 3, 4 | ■ G Sanyō Main Line | for Saijō and Mihara |
History
editSeno Station opened as a signal stop on 10 June 1894 on the San'yo Railway with the opening of the line between Itozaki and Hiroshima. The line was nationalized in 1906 and became the San'yo Main Line in 1909. 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
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3593 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Seno locomotive depot monument
- Skyrail Town Midorizaka (Residential Complex)
- The town was connected to Seno Station via the Skyrail Midorizaka Line monorail system until 2024. The system's Midoriguchi Station was adjacent to Seno Station.
- Hiroshima Municipal Senogawa Higashi Junior High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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