Honjō Station (Fukui)
Honjō Station 本荘駅 | |
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| Honjō Station | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Fukui (See other stations in Fukui) |
| City | Awara |
| Neighborhood etc. | 15 Nakaban |
| Postal code | 910-4137 |
| (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
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Coordinates: 36°12′18″N 136°12′11″E / 36.205034°N 136.20298°E