Honjō Station (Saitama)
Honjō Station 本庄駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 3-6-19 Ginza, Honjō-shi, Saitama-ken 367-0041 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°14′11″N 139°11′18″E / 36.2364°N 139.1884°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Takasaki Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 55.7 km from Ōmiya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 21 October 1883 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 9853 (daily, boarding only) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honjō Station (本庄駅, Honjō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Honjō, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines[edit]
Honjō Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Main Line. and is located 31.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōmiya.
Layout[edit]
The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms[edit]
1,2 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) |
■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line) | |
2,3 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Takasaki, and Maebashi |
History[edit]
Honjō Station was opened on 21 October 1883. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9853 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area[edit]
- Honjō City Hall
- Honjō Post Office
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links[edit]
Media related to Honjō Station (Saitama) at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)