| Hongō Station | |
| Native Name: | 本郷駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 3-15-9 Miwa, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken 380-0803 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 36.6625°N 138.2039°W |
| Operator: | 20px Nagano Electric Railway |
| Line: | Nagano Electric Railway Nagano Line |
| Distance: | 2.7 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Code: | N5 |
| Opened: | 28 June 1926 |
| Passengers: | 1385 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2016 |
| Map Type: | Japan |
is a railway station in the northeastern part of city of Nagano, Japan, in area called . The station is operated by the private railway operating company .
The station serves the University of Nagano (長野県立大学 Nagano Kenritsu Daigaku),[1] Nagano Women's Junior College (長野女子短期大学 Nagano joshi tanki daigaku),[2] Nagano School for the Deaf (長野県長野ろう学校 Naganoken Nagano rou gakkou),[3] Nagano Prefectural, Nagano Senior High School (長野県長野高等学校 Naganoken Nagano koutou gakkou),[4] and Nagano Girls Senior High School (長野女子高等学校 Nagano joshi koutou gakkou).
Hongō Station is a station on the Nagano Electric Railway Nagano Line.
It is 2.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagano Station and 30.5 kilometers from the opposite terminus at . Hongō Station is 1.1 kilometers from below, a temple originally built in the 7th Century.
Between Hongo Station and Zenkōjishita Station, the train descends underground for the last 2.5 kilometers to Nagano Station. This underground section of the line was completed in 1981.
The station is a staffed station. The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. There were two stairways to enter the elevated station building where the ticket gate was located. Beginning in November 2019, construction began to install the ticket gate at the ground level. Currently (January 2020), passengers enter on the ground level on the Yudanaka-bound platform.
Passengers arriving at the station show their tickets. Departing passengers do not need to show their tickets. The station does not have an automatic ticket gate.
A small selection of seasonal agricultural products are available for sale inside the ticket gate.
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1379 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
| Fiscal year | Daily average | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,639 | |
| 2006 | 1,535 | |
| 2007 | 1,558 | |
| 2008 | 1,492 | |
| 2009 | 1,455 | |
| 2010 | 1,434 | |
| 2011 | 1,339 | |
| 2012 | 1,313 | |
| 2013 | 1,264 | |
| 2014 | 1,301 | |
| 2015 | 1,363 | |
| 2016 | 1,385 | |
| 2017 | 1,379 |
Nagaden Bus 12 which runs from Nagano Station to Mure Station on the Kita-Shinano Line in Iizuna, Nagano stops in front of the station at Hongo "Station Bus Stop".