Esaki Station

Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 March 1928 (1928-03-25)PassengersFY202033 Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Susa towards Shimonoseki		San'in Main Line E Local		Iinoura towards Masuda

Location
Esaki Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Show map of Yamaguchi Prefecture Esaki Station Esaki Station (Japan) Show map of 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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Esaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site