Honjō-Waseda Station

Honjō-Waseda Station 本庄早稲田駅
Honjō-Waseda Station north side, November 2006
Japanese name
Shinjitai	本庄早稲田駅
Kyūjitai	本庄早稻田驛
Hiragana	ほんじょうわせだえき
General information
Location	Kitabori, Honjō City, Saitama Prefecture 367-0031 Japan
Coordinates	36.218873°N 139.179703°E / 36.218873; 139.179703
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Jōetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen
Distance	86.0 km (53.4 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	13 March 2004; 20 years ago (2004-03-13)
Passengers
FY2019	2,233 daily (boarding)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Takasaki towards Niigata Jōetsu Shinkansen Toki Kumagaya towards Tokyo Takasaki towards Gala-Yuzawa Jōetsu Shinkansen Tanigawa Takasaki towards Nagano Hokuriku Shinkansen Asama
Location Honjō-Waseda Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Honjō-Waseda Station Honjō-Waseda Station (Kanto Area) Show map of Kanto Area Honjō-Waseda Station Honjō-Waseda Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Honjō-Waseda Station (本庄早稲田駅, Honjō-Waseda-eki) is passenger Shinkansen railway station located in the city of Honjō, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Honjō-Waseda Station is located on the Joetsu Shinkansen high-speed line between Tokyo and Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, and is also served by Hokuriku Shinkansen trains between Tokyo and Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture. It is 55.7 kilometers from Ōmiya and 86.0 km from Tokyo.

Station layout

The elevated station has two side platforms serving two tracks for stopping trains, with two centre tracks for non-stop trains. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Joetsu Shinkansen	for Echigo-Yuzawa, Nagaoka, and Niigata
	■ Hokuriku Shinkansen	for Nagano, Toyama, and Kanazawa
2	■ Joetsu Shinkansen	for Omiya and Tokyo

History

Honjō-Waseda Station opened on 13 March 2004.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2233 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2004	1,671[3]
2005	1,924[4]
2010	2,010[5]
2015	2,144[6]

Bus routes

• Musashi Kanko
  • For Honjō Station
  • For Yorii Station
• Kokusai Juo Bus
  • For Honjō Station
  • For Isesaki Station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 上越新幹線の概要 [Outline of Joetsu Shinkansen] (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Prefectural Government. 1 January 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2004年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2004)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.

External links

Media related to Honjō-Waseda Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station Information (in Japanese)
• Honjō-Waseda Station (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)