Honjō Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 本庄駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 3-6-19 Ginza, Honjō-shi, Saitama-ken 367-0041 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 36.2364°N 139.1884°W |
Operator: | JR East |
Line: | Takasaki Line |
Distance: | 55.7 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platform |
Tracks: | 3 |
Status: | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") |
Opened: | 21 October 1883 |
Passengers: | 9853 (daily, boarding only) |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Honjō Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Honjō, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Honjō Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Main Line. and is located 31.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .
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.
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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9853 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]