Esaki_Station
Esaki Station
Railway station in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, 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]
Esaki Station 江崎駅 | |||||||||||
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 Esaki Station in October 2005 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1319 Shimotama, Hagi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-3112 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°38′17.33″N 131°39′42.86″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'in Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 533.8 km (331.7 mi) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 March 1928 (1928-03-25) | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 33 | ||||||||||
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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.
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
| station side | ■ San'in Main Line | for Masuda and Hamada |
| opposite side | ■ San'in Main Line | for Higashi-Hagi and Nagatoshi |
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.
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 33 passengers daily.[2]
- Ezaki Port
- Hagi City Tamangawa General Office (Former Tamanagawa Town Hall)
- 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.
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