Honjō Station (Saitama)
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 |  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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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
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)