History
Senzaki Station opened on 15 May 1930 as a freight-only stop on a branch of the Japan Government Railways Mine Line, extended west from Shōmyōichi (now Nagatoshi). When the branch was incorporated into the San'in Main Line on 24 February 1933, the station moved onto a spur, and passenger service started on 26 July 1933. The building was rebuilt in 1959. Freight ended on 1 June 1963 and the station was destaffed on 1 April 1986. One-person operation began on 13 March 1988, one of the earliest JR West examples. The former station office now houses a gallery dedicated to lyricist Akira Ōtsu.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-18.
Notes
The town's native poet Kaneko Misuzu was once honoured in the former station office; in 2019, the space was rededicated as a gallery for local lyricist Akira Ōtsu.