Hongō Station (Nagoya)

H21 Hongō Station 本郷駅
Nagoya Municipal Subway station
General information
Location	Hongō 2–153, Meitō, Nagoya, Aichi （名古屋市名東区本郷二丁目153） Japan
Operated by	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line(s)	Higashiyama Line
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	H21
History
Opened	1 April 1969; 55 years ago (1 April 1969)
Passengers
2007	11,213 daily
Services
Preceding station Nagoya Municipal Subway Following station Kamiyashiro H20 towards Takabata Higashiyama Line Fujigaoka H22 Terminus

Hongō Station (本郷駅, Hongō-eki) 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.[2] The wicket gates were automated to use the Manaca smart card system from 11 February 2011.

Lines

• Nagoya Municipal Subway
  • Higashiyama Line (Station number: H21)

Layout

Hongō Station has two elevated opposed side platforms.

Platforms

1	■ Higashiyama Line	For Fujigaoka
2	■ Higashiyama Line	For Sakae, Nagoya, and Takabata

Buses

Nagoya Inter Bus stop

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

Route name	Via	Destination	Company	Notes
Fantasia Nagoya[3]	Yokohama Station・Tokyo Teleport Station・Tokyo Disney Resort	Nishi-Funabashi Station	Keisei Bus JR TOKAI BUS	Night bus
Seishun Dream Nagoya[4]	Tōmei Eda[5]・Kasumigaseki Station (Tokyo)	Tokyo Station	JR Tokai Bus JR Bus Kanto	Night bus
Dream Nagoya[6]	Kasumigaseki Station (Tokyo)	Tokyo Station	JR Tokai Bus JR Bus Kanto	Night bus
Tōmei Highway Bus Tōmei Super Liner[7]	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[8]	Tokyo Station	JR Tokai Bus JR Bus Kanto
Tōmei Highway Bus[9]	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

References

1. 本郷 [Hongō] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
2. 佐藤, 信之 (19 June 2004), 地下鉄の歴史首都圏・中部・近畿圏 (in Japanese), グランプリ出版, p. 235, ISBN 4-87687-260-0
3. Highway bus timetable
4. Highway bus timetable
5. The bus stop is close to Eda Station (Kanagawa) and Azamino Station
6. Highway bus timetable
7. Highway bus timetable
8. The bus stop is close to Eda Station (Kanagawa) and Azamino Station
9. Highway bus timetable

External links

• Hongō Station official web site (in Japanese)

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