Seno Station

Railway station in Aki-ku, Hiroshima, Japan

Bus stop

ConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )Station codeJR-G07WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened10 June 1894 (1894-06-10)PassengersFY20193593 Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Nakanohigashi towards Hiroshima		San'yō Line Local		Hachihonmatsu towards Itozaki

Location
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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]

Lines

Seno 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

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1,3	■ G Sanyō Main Line	for Hiroshima and Iwakuni
3, 4	■ G Sanyō Main Line	for Saijō and Mihara

History

Seno 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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3593 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

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

References

^ 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