Senzu Station

Senzu Station 千頭駅
Senzu Station
General information
Location	Senzu, Kawanehon-cho, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.1077709°N 138.1365967°E / 35.1077709; 138.1365967
Operated by	Ōigawa Railway
Lines	■Ōigawa Main Line ■Ikawa Line
Distance	39.5 kilometers from Kanaya
Platforms	1 bay platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	December 1, 1931 (1931-12-01)
Passengers
FY2017	573 daily
Location Senzu Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Senzu Station Senzu Station (Japan)

SL locomotive at Senzu Station

Senzu Station (千頭駅, Senzu-eki) is a railway station in the town of Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway.

Lines

Senzu Station is the terminal station for both the 39.5 kilometer Ōigawa Main Line and the 25.5 kilometer Ikawa Line.

Station layout

The station has a bay platform for six tracks, only two of which are in regular use. The station building is also a local department store. The station retains a manually operated Ransomes & Rapier turntable for use by the line's steam locomotives. The station also maintains a small museum pertaining to the line's steam locomotive operations. The station is attended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ōigawa Railway
Ōigawa Main Line
Suruga-Tokuyama		SL Express		Terminus
Sakidaira		Local		Terminus
Ikawa Line
Terminus		-	Kawane-Ryōgoku

Station history

Senzu Station was one of the original stations of the Ōigawa Main Line, and was opened on December 1, 1931.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 573 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Kawanehon Junior High School
• Kahanehon Elementary School
• Japan National Route 362

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Senzu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Ōigawa Railway home page Archived 2021-08-17 at the Wayback Machine