Honjō Station (Fukui)

Honjō Station (本荘駅, Honjō-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the city of Awara, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Honjō Station

本荘駅
Honjō Station
Location15 Nakaban, Awara-shi, Fukui-ken 910-4137
Japan
Coordinates36°12′18″N 136°12′11″E
Operated byEchizen Railway
Line(s)■ Mikuni Awara Line
Distance17.4 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeE38
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 30, 1928
Location
Honjō Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Honjō Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 17.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of one unnumbered island platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unstaffed. The wooden station building is protected by the government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.[1]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Mikuni Awara Line
Ōzeki   Express   Awara-Yunomachi
Ōzeki   Local   Banden

History

Honjō Station was opened on December 30, 1928. On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on August 10, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area
  • The station is surrounded by residences; further away lie fields spotted by grain elevators. Fukui Prefectural Route 101 lies to the north.
  • Other points of interest include:
    • Awara City Honjō Elementary School
    • Nakaban Community Center

See also

References
  1. "文化遺産データベース「えちぜん鉄道本荘駅本屋」". Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 2015-11-29.

Media related to Honjō Station (Fukui) at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.