Senzu Station

{{short description|Railway station in Kawanehon, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Senzu Station

| native_name = 千頭駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = SenzuStaJP22Feb05-4.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Senzu Station

| other_name =

| address = Senzu, Kawanehon-cho, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka-ken

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35.1077709|138.1365967|region:JP-22_type:railwaystation|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 15px Ōigawa Railway

| line = {{Colorbull|Blue}}Ōigawa Main Line
{{Colorbull|Blue}}Ikawa Line

| distance = 39.5 kilometers from {{STN|Kanaya|x}}

| platforms = 1 bay platform

| connections =

| structure =

| code =

| status = Staffed

| opened = {{start date and age|1931|12|01}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 573 daily

| pass_year = FY2017

| map_type = Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Senzu Station

}}

file:Senzu Sta-8.jpg

{{nihongo|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

!colspan=5|Ōigawa Railway

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{{j-rserv|service=Local|previous={{STN|Sakidaira|x}}|col=green}}

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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).{{cite web |url= http://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/toukeikikakuhan/page/nenkan/documents/h29_11_06.pdf|script-title=ja:静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年))|year= 2018|publisher= Shizuoka Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 5 July 2019}}