Senjōjiki Station

Senjōjiki Station (千畳敷駅, Senjōjiki-eki) is a railway station in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by on the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Senjōjiki Station 千畳敷駅
Senjōjiki Station in September 2019
Location	Kita-Kanegasawa Sakakibara 145, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2504 Japan
Coordinates	40°46′03.97″N 140°03′17.40″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Gonō Line
Distance	86.0 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	October 1, 1987
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Fukaura toward Higashi-Noshiro Gono Line Rapid Kita-Kanegasawa One-way operation Ōdose toward Higashi-Noshiro Gono Line Local Kita-Kanegasawa toward Hirosaki
Location
Senjōjiki Station Location within Japan

Lines

Senjōjiki Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 84.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Senjōjiki Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended and is managed from Goshogawara Station. There is no station building.

History

Senjōjiki Station was opened on July 7, 1954 as the Senjōjiki Signal Stop. It was elevated in status to that of a temporary (seasonal) station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) on October 1, 1969. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. It was elevated in status to that of a full station on October 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• National Route 101
• The rock formations of Senjōjiki Beach, part of the Tsugaru Quasi-National Park.

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

• Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
• 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)