Honjō-Waseda Station (本庄早稲田駅, Honjō-Waseda-eki) is passenger Shinkansen railway station located in the city of Honjō, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Honjō-Waseda Station

本庄早稲田駅
Honjō-Waseda Station north side, November 2006
Japanese name
Shinjitai本庄早稲田駅
Kyūjitai本庄早稻田驛
Hiraganaほんじょうわせだえき
General information
LocationKitabori, Honjō City, Saitama Prefecture 367-0031
Japan
Coordinates36°13′08″N 139°10′47″E / 36.218873°N 139.179703°E / 36.218873; 139.179703
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Distance86.0 km (53.4 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened13 March 2004; 20 years ago (2004-03-13)
Passengers
FY20192,233 daily (boarding)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Takasaki
towards Niigata
Jōetsu Shinkansen Kumagaya
towards Tokyo
Takasaki
towards Gala-Yuzawa
Jōetsu Shinkansen
Takasaki
towards Nagano
Hokuriku Shinkansen
Location
Honjō-Waseda Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Honjō-Waseda Station
Honjō-Waseda Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Honjō-Waseda Station is located in Kanto Area
Honjō-Waseda Station
Honjō-Waseda Station
Honjō-Waseda Station (Kanto Area)
Honjō-Waseda Station is located in Japan
Honjō-Waseda Station
Honjō-Waseda Station
Honjō-Waseda Station (Japan)

Lines

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Honjō-Waseda Station is located on the Joetsu Shinkansen high-speed line between Tokyo and Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, and is also served by Hokuriku Shinkansen trains between Tokyo and Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture. It is 55.7 kilometers from Ōmiya and 86.0 km from Tokyo.

Station layout

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The elevated station has two side platforms serving two tracks for stopping trains, with two centre tracks for non-stop trains. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Joetsu Shinkansen for Echigo-Yuzawa, Nagaoka, and Niigata
 Hokuriku Shinkansen for Nagano, Toyama, and Kanazawa
2  Joetsu Shinkansen for Omiya and Tokyo

History

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Honjō-Waseda Station opened on 13 March 2004.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2233 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2004 1,671[3]
2005 1,924[4]
2010 2,010[5]
2015 2,144[6]

Bus routes

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 上越新幹線の概要 [Outline of Joetsu Shinkansen] (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Prefectural Government. 1 January 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2004年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2004)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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