Honjō Station (Saitama)

Honjō Station 本庄駅
The north entrance of Honjō Station
General information
Location	3-6-19 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
Tracks	3
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1408
History
Opened	21 October 1883
Passengers
FY2014	10,051 (daily)
Location Honjō Station Location within Japan

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).

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).

Surrounding area

• Honjō City Hall
• Honjō Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)