Esojima Station

Railway station in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

36°31′52″N 139°51′38″E / 36.5312°N 139.8606°E / 36.5312; 139.8606Operated by

Tobu RailwayLine(s)■ Tobu Utsunomiya LinePlatforms1 island platformOther informationStation codeTN-38WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 July 1944PassengersFY20192102 daily Services

Preceding station	Tobu Railway			Following station
Nishi-Kawada TN37 towards Shin-Tochigi		Utsunomiya Line		Minami-Utsunomiya TN39 towards Tōbu-Utsunomiya

Location
Esojima Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Esojima Station Esojima Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Esojima Station (江曽島駅, Esojima-eki) is a railway station in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-38".

Lines

Esojima Station is served by the Tobu Utsunomiya Line, and is 20.3 km from the starting point of the line at Shin-Tochigi.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building located above the tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Tobu Utsunomiya Line	for Tōbu Utsunomiya
2	■ Tobu Utsunomiya Line	for Tochigi

History

Esojima Station opened on 1 July 1944. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Esojima Station becoming "TN-39".^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2102 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Utsunomiya Hospital

References

^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.