Esaki Station

Location
	Esaki Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Esaki Station Esaki Station (Japan)

Esaki Station

江崎駅
Esaki Station; 江崎駅
	Esaki Station in October 2005
General information
Location	1319 Shimotama, Hagi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-3112; Japan
Coordinates	34°38′17.33″N 131°39′42.86″E / 34.6381472°N 131.6619056°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'in Main Line
Distance	533.8 km (331.7 miles) from Kyoto
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 March 1928
Passengers
FY2020	33
Services
Location
Location
	Esaki Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture 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)

References

^ 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.
^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Esaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR West Station Official Site

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[Kawashima-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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