Senzu Station
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is a railway station
Kawanehon
, Haibara District
, Shizuoka Prefecture
, Japan
. It is the terminal station
for the Ōigawa Main Line and the Ikawa Line, and is operated by the Ōigawa Railway
.
for six tracks, only 2 of which are in regular use. The station building is also a local department store. The station retains a manually operated turntable for use by the line’s steam locomotive
s, but this is no longer operational. The station also maintains a small museum pertaining to the line’s steam locomotive operations.
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Train station
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Kawanehon
Kawanehon, Shizuoka
is a town located in Haibara District, Shizuoka, Japan. As of February 2010, the town has an estimated population of 8,253 and a density of 16.8persons per km². The total area was 496.72 km².-Geography:...
, Haibara District
Haibara District, Shizuoka
Haibara is a district located in Shizuoka, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 95,091 and a density of 126.88 persons per km²...
, Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
, Japan
Japan
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. It is the terminal station
Terminal Station
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for the Ōigawa Main Line and the Ikawa Line, and is operated by the Ōigawa Railway
Oigawa Railway
The is a railway company in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The company is commonly known as . The company belongs to Meitetsu Group. The first section of its lines opened in 1927....
.
Station history
Senzu Station was one of the original stations of the Ōigawa Main Line, and was opened on December 1, 1931.Lines
- Ōigawa RailwayOigawa RailwayThe is a railway company in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The company is commonly known as . The company belongs to Meitetsu Group. The first section of its lines opened in 1927....
- Ōigawa Main LineOigawa Railway Oigawa Main LineThe is a Japanese railway line which connects Kanaya Station in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture with Senzu Station in Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture...
- Ikawa Line
- Ōigawa Main Line
Layout
Senzu Station is a major station with a bay platformBay platform
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for six tracks, only 2 of which are in regular use. The station building is also a local department store. The station retains a manually operated turntable for use by the line’s steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
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s, but this is no longer operational. The station also maintains a small museum pertaining to the line’s steam locomotive operations.
Adjacent stations
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