Senoo Station (妹尾駅, Senoo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Minami-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [2]

Senoo Station

妹尾駅
Senoo Station, April 2007
General information
Location145 Higashiuni, Minami-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 701-0211
Japan
Coordinates34°36′30.1″N 133°52′17.41″E / 34.608361°N 133.8715028°E / 34.608361; 133.8715028
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)
Distance8.3 km (5.2 mi) from Okayama
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code
  • JR-L04
  • JR-M04
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1939 (1939-01-01)
Passengers
FY20193163 daily[1]
Services
Uno Line
Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station
Bizen-Nishiichi   Rapid Marine Liner   Hayashima
Bizen-Nishiichi   Local   Bitchū-Mishima
Location
Senoo Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Senoo Station
Senoo Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Senoo Station is located in Japan
Senoo Station
Senoo Station
Senoo Station (Japan)
Map

Lines edit

Senoo Station is served by the JR Uno Line, and is located 8.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Okayama. It is also served by the Seto-Ōhashi Line and is 63.5 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Takamatsu.

Station layout edit

The station consists of a two opposed ground-level side platforms, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms edit

1  L Uno Line for Okayama
 M Seto-Ōhashi Line for Okayama
2  L Uno Line for Kojima, Uno and Takamatsu
 M Seto-Ōhashi Line for Kojima, Uno, Takamatsu

History edit

Senoo Station was opened on 12 June 1910. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3163 passengers daily[3]

Surrounding area edit

  • Okayama Municipal Seno Hospital
  • Okayama Municipal Senoo Elementary School
  • Okayama Municipal Toka Elementary School

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "岡山県統計年報 (Okayama prefecture annual statistical report)". www.pref.okayama.jp (in Japanese).
  2. ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
  3. ^ 令和2年 岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links edit

  Media related to Senoo Station at Wikimedia Commons