Honnō Station

Honnō Station

本納駅
Honnō Station in September 2017
General information
LocationHonnō, Mobara-shi, Chiba-ken 299-4114
Japan
Coordinates35°28′56″N 140°18′27″E / 35.4822°N 140.3074°E / 35.4822; 140.3074
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Sotobō Line
Distance27.7 km from Chiba
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened17 April 1897; 127 years ago (1897-04-17)
Passengers
FY20191,605 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nagata
(limited service)
towards Soga
 Sotobō Line
Keiyō Rapid
(limited service)
 Shin-Mobara
(limited service)
towards Katsuura
Nagata
towards Soga or Chiba
 Sotobō Line
Local
 Shin-Mobara
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location
Honnō Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Honnō Station
Honnō Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Honnō Station is located in Japan
Honnō Station
Honnō Station
Honnō Station (Japan)

Honnō Station (本納駅, Honnō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mobara, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Honnō Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and lies 27.7 km (17.2 mi) from the starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform, serving three tracks, connected to a one-story wooden station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed

Platform

1 ■ Sotobō Line for Mobara, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, and Awa-Kamogawa
2 ■ Sotobō Line for Mobara, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, and Awa-Kamogawa
for Ōami, Soga, and Chiba
3 ■ Sotobō Line for Ōami, Soga, and Chiba

History

Honnō Station opened on 17 April 1897, as a station on the Bōsō Railway.[1] It was absorbed into the Japanese Government Railways on September 1, 1907.[1] Freight operations at the station were discontinued from 1 July 1971.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,605 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.