Hongō Station (Nagoya) Explained

Hongō Station
Native Name:	本郷駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Type:	station
Address:	Hongō 2–153, Meitō, Nagoya, Aichi
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Structure:	Elevated
Code:	H21
Passengers:	11,213 daily
Pass Year:	2007

is an above ground metro station located in Meitō-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway's Higashiyama Line.^[1] It is located 19.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Higashiyama Line at Takabata Station.

History

Hongō Station was opened on 1 April 1969. The wicket gates were automated to use the Manaca smart card system from 11 February 2011.

Lines

• • • (Station number: H21)

Layout

Hongō Station has two elevated opposed side platforms.

Platforms

Buses

Nagoya Inter Bus stop

• It takes about 4 minutes from the station to the bus stop.

Route name	Via	Destination	width=100px	Company!	width=100px	Notes
Fantasia Nagoya^[2]	Yokohama Station・Tokyo Teleport Station・Tokyo Disney Resort	Nishi-Funabashi Station	Keisei Bus JR TOKAI BUS	Night bus
Seishun Dream Nagoya^[3]	Tōmei Eda^[4] ・Kasumigaseki Station (Tokyo)	Tokyo Station	JR Tokai Bus JR Bus Kanto	Night bus
Dream Nagoya^[5]	Kasumigaseki Station (Tokyo)	Tokyo Station	JR Tokai Bus JR Bus Kanto	Night bus
Tōmei Highway Bus Tōmei Super Liner^[6]	Tōmei Nisshin (Nisshin Station (Aichi)) Tōmei Toyota (Toyotashi Station)・Tōmei Okaszaki (Okazaki Station) ・Tōmei Motojuku (Motojuku Station)・Tōmei Toyokawa (Toyokawa Station (Aichi))・Tōmei Toyokawa (Toyokawa Station (Aichi))・Tōmei Mikkabi・Tōmei Hamanako (Lake Hamana & Hamanako-Sakume Station)・Tōmei Hamamatsu-kita (Jidōshagakkō Mae Station)・Tōmei Kakegawa (Kakegawa Station)・Tōmei Yoshida・Tōmei Yaizu-nishi (Yaizu Station)・Tōmei Shizuoka・Tōmei Fuji (Fuji Station)・Tōmei Gotemba (Gotemba Station)・Tōmei Ashigara (Ashigara Station (Shizuoka)・Tōmei Isehara (Isehara Station)・Tōmei Atsugi (Atsugi Station)・Tōmei Ayase・Tōmei Yamato (Yamato Station (Kanagawa))・Tōmei Eda^[7]	Tokyo Station	JR Tokai Bus JR Bus Kanto
Tōmei Highway Bus^[8]	Tōmei Nisshin (Nisshin Station (Aichi))・Tōmei Miyoshi・Tōmei Toyota (Toyotashi Station)・Tōmei Kamisago (Ekaku Station)・Tōmei Iwazu・Tōmei Okaszaki (Okazaki Station)・Tōmei Motojuku (Motojuku Station (Aichi))・Tōmei Otowa (Meiden-Akasaka Station)・Tōmei Toyokawa (Toyokawa Station (Aichi))・Tōmei Toyohashi-kita (Toyohashi Station)・Tōmei Hamanako (Lake Hamana&Hamanako-Sakume Station)・Tōmei Hamamatsu-kita (Jidōshagakkō Mae Station)・Tōmei Iwata (Iwata Station)・Tōmei Fukuroi (Fukuroi Station)・Tōmei Okazu (Sakuragi Station (Shizuoka))・Tōmei Kakegawa (Kakegawa Station)・Tōmei Kikugawa (Kikugawa Station)・Tōmei Makinohara・Tōmei Yoshida・Tōmei Oigawa・Tōmei Yaizu-nishi(Yaizu Station)・Tōmei Shizuoka	Shizuoka Station	JR Tokai Bus JR Bus Kanto

External links

• Hongō Station official web site

35.1753°N 137.014°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/subway/station_info/ha_info/hongo.html . ja:本郷 . Hongō . Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya . Japanese . 21 November 2010.
2. https://www.jrtbinm.co.jp/mainbusroute/pdf/nagoya-yokohama_n_time.pdf Highway bus timetable
3. https://www.jrtbinm.co.jp/mainbusroute/pdf/nagoya-yokohama_n_time.pdf Highway bus timetable
4. The bus stop is close to Eda Station (Kanagawa) and Azamino Station
5. https://www.jrtbinm.co.jp/mainbusroute/pdf/nagoya-yokohama_n_time.pdf Highway bus timetable
6. http://time.jrbuskanto.co.jp/bk06030.html Highway bus timetable
7. The bus stop is close to Eda Station (Kanagawa) and Azamino Station
8. http://time.jrbuskanto.co.jp/bk06030.html Highway bus timetable