Honjō Station (Saitama)

Honjō Station (本庄駅, Honjō-eki) is a railway station on the Takasaki Line in the city of Honjō, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Honjō Station

本庄駅
The north entrance of Honjō Station
Location3-6-19 Ginza, Honjō-shi, Saitama-ken
(埼玉県本庄市銀座三丁目6-19)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Takasaki Line
Tracks3
Other information
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1408
History
Opened21 October 1883
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)10,051 (daily)
Location
Honjō Station
Location within Japan

Layout

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
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

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Takasaki Line
Limited Express Kusatsu: Does not stop at this station
Fukaya Limited Express Akagi / Swallow Akagi Shimmachi
Okabe   Commuter Rapid   Jimbohara
Okabe   Rapid Urban   Jimbohara
Okabe   Local   Jimbohara
Shonan-Shinjuku Line
Okabe   Special Rapid   Jimbohara
Okabe   Rapid   Jimbohara

History

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

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 10,051 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Honjō City Hall
  • Honjō Post Office

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

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