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).
Honjō Station 本庄駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 South entrance of Honjō Station, December 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | .svg){kind=logo} 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 October 1883 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 9853 (daily, boarding only) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editHonjō 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
editThe 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
editHonjō 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
editIn 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
editReferences
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
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Media related to Honjō Station (Saitama) at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)