Honjō Station (Fukui)

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Honjō Station
本荘駅
Honjō Station
Location
Prefecture Fukui
(See other stations in Fukui)
City Awara
Neighborhood etc. 15 Nakaban
Postal code910-4137
(in Japanese)福井県あわら市中番15
History
Year opened 1928
Rail services
Operator(s) Echizen Railway
Line(s) Mikuni Awara Line
There is a bus stop near this station

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

Station

All Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Honjō Station. There are two tracks serving a single island platform, and the wooden station is unstaffed.

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

History

  • December 30, 1928: Station opens.
  • September 1, 1942: Keifuku Electric Railway merges with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway.
  • June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
  • August 10, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.

Adjacent stations

Coordinates: 36°12′18″N 136°12′11″E / 36.205034°N 136.20298°E / 36.205034; 136.20298


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