Senzai Station

Railway station in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Senzai Station

前栽駅

Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
General information
Location| 290-6, Sugimotochō, Tenri-shi, Nara-ken 632-0078
Japan
Coordinates| 34°36′04″N 135°48′58″E﻿ / ﻿34.601145°N 135.816125°E﻿ / 34.601145; 135.816125
Owned by|  Kintetsu Railway
Operated by|  Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)|  H Tenri Line
Distance| 3.2 km (2.0 miles)
Platforms| 2 island platforms
Tracks| 2
Train operators|  Kintetsu Railway
Connections| None
Construction
Structure type| At grade
Parking| None
Bicycle facilities|  Available
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Station code|  H34
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 7 February 1915 (1915-02-07)
Electrified| 1922
Passengers
2019| 1645 daily

Services

| Preceding station  |  Kintetsu Railway | Following station

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H Tenri Line
Nikaidō

towards Kyōto, Shin-Tanabe, Yamato-Saidaiji or Hirahata

|  | Local |  | Tenri

Terminus

Nikaidō

towards Kyōto or Yamato-Saidaiji

|  | Express |

Location

Senzai Station

Location within Nara Prefecture

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Senzai Station

Senzai Station (Japan)

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Senzai Station (前栽駅, Senzai eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tenri, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]

## Lines

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Senzai Station is served by the Tenri Line and is 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from the starting point of the line at Hirahara and 1.3 kilometers from Tenri.

## Layout

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The station an above-ground station with one island platform and two tracks. The effective length of the platform is long enough for six cars. the station building and the platform are connected by an underground passage.</ref>[2]

## Platforms and tracks

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1 | ■ Tenri Line | for Tenri

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2 | ■ Tenri Line | for Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyoto

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## History

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The station was opened on 7 February 1915 by the Tenri Light Railway, which was acquired by the Osaka Electric Tramway in 1921. The rail gauge was widen into 1435 mm the following year. The company merged with the Sangu Express Railway on March 15, 1941 to become the Kansai Express Railway. The Kansai Express Railway merged with the Nankai Railway to form Kintetsu on June 1, 1944.[3]

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1645 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

## Surrounding area

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* Tenri Municipal Medical Center
* Tenri University

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
2. ^ "前栽駅" [Senzai Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. ^ [1] Kintetsu Company History
4. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

## External links

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* Media related to Senzai Station at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website

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Stations of the Tenri Line

* (Kashihara Line for Yamato-Saidaiji <<) Hirahata
* Nikaidō
* Senzai
* Tenri

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