Honjō Station (Fukui)

Honjō Station

本荘駅
Honjō Station
General information
Location15 Nakaban, Awara-shi, Fukui-ken 910-4137
Japan
Coordinates36°12′18″N 136°12′11″E / 36.205034°N 136.20298°E / 36.205034; 136.20298
Operated byEchizen Railway
Line(s)■ Mikuni Awara Line
Distance17.4 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeE38
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 30, 1928
Location
Honjō Station is located in Japan
Honjō Station
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.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ "文化遺産データベース「えちぜん鉄道本荘駅本屋」". Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 2015-11-29.

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