is a passenger

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located in Aki-ku in the city of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture,

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. It is operated by the

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(JR West).

Lines

Seno Station is served by the JR West

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, and is located 289.5 kilometers from the

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of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two

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s connected by an elevated station building. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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

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(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.Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

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

External links

JR West Station Official Site
Sanyō Main Line Stations of West Japan Railway Company in Hiroshima city Railway stations in Japan opened in 1894 {{Hiroshima-railstation-stub