Honmutabe Station | |
Native Name: | 本牟田部駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Symbol Location: | jp |
Symbol: | jrk |
Style: | JR Kyushu |
Address: | Ochicho Mutabe, Karatsu-shi, Saga-ken 849-3231 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 33.3721°N 129.9966°W |
Operator: | JR Kyushu |
Line: | Karatsu Line |
Distance: | 30.1 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 + 1 passing line |
Structure: | At grade |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 33 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2015 |
Map Type: | Japan Saga Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Honmutabe Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station operated by JR Kyushu located in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1]
The station is served by the Karatsu Line and is located 30.1 km from the starting point of the line at .
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. The track serving the station and a passing line next to it run between the platform and the main road. The platform is accessed either by a level crossing or a footbridge. A bike shed is provided nearby.[2] [3]
Honmutabe Station was opened on 1 March 1935, but was closed on 10 August 1941. It was reopened by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 February 1960 as an additional station on the existing track of the Karatsu Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 12,014 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 33 passengers.[4]