Esaki Station

江崎駅
Esaki Station in October 2005
General information
Location1319 Shimotama, Hagi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-3112
Japan
Coordinates34°38′17.33″N 131°39′42.86″E / 34.6381472°N 131.6619056°E / 34.6381472; 131.6619056
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     San'in Main Line
Distance533.8 km (331.7 mi) from Kyoto
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 March 1928 (1928-03-25)
Passengers
FY202033
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Susa
towards Shimonoseki
 San'in Main Line
E
Local
 Iinoura
towards Masuda
Location
Esaki Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Esaki Station
Esaki Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Esaki Station is located in Japan
Esaki Station
Esaki Station
Esaki Station (Japan)

Esaki Station (江崎駅, Esaki--eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Esaki Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 533.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. Only local trains stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side ■      San'in Main Line for Masuda and Hamada
opposite side ■      San'in Main Line for Higashi-Hagi and Nagatoshi

History

Esaki Station was opened as a terminal station of the Japan Government Railways San'in Main Line when the line was extended extended from Iinoura Station on 25 March 1928. The line was further extended to Utagō Station on 24 February 1933. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 March 1979. 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). The station was out of operation from 28 July 2013 to 10 August 2014 due to damage to the line caused by torrential rains.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 33 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

  • Ezaki Port
  • Hagi City Tamangawa General Office (Former Tamanagawa Town Hall)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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