Honjō Station (Fukui)

Honjō Station 本荘駅
Honjō Station
General information
Location	15 Nakaban, Awara-shi, Fukui-ken 910-4137 Japan
Coordinates	36°12′18″N 136°12′11″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Mikuni Awara Line
Distance	17.4 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	E38
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 30, 1928
Location Honjō Station Location within Japan

Honjō Station (本荘駅, Honjō-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the city of Awara, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Honjō Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 17.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of one unnumbered island platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unstaffed. The wooden station building is protected by the government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Mikuni Awara Line
Ōzeki		Express		Awara-Yunomachi
Ōzeki		Local		Banden

History

Honjō Station was opened on December 30, 1928. On September 1, 1942, the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on August 10, 2003, as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

• The station is surrounded by residences; further away lie fields spotted by grain elevators. Fukui Prefectural Route 101 lies to the north.
• Other points of interest include:
  • Awara City Honjō Elementary School
  • Nakaban Community Center

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Honjō Station (Fukui) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)