Ugo-Honjō Station
Ugo-Honjō Station 羽後本荘駅 | |
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 Ugo-honjo-Station, October 2010 | |
| Location |
85-1 Nishi-Bonten, Yurihonjō, Akita （秋田県由利本荘市西梵天85-1） Japan |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2010) | 1,388 daily |
Ugo-Honjō Station (羽後本荘駅 Ugo-Honjō-eki) is a railway station in Yurihonjō, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Ugo-Honjō Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 228.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station. It is also the terminal station for the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line.
Station layout
Ugo-Honjō Station has two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by an overpass.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Akita |
| 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Niigata and Sakata |
| 3 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | trains originating at Ugo-Honjō |
| 4 | ■ Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line | for Yashima |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uetsu Main Line | ||||
| Nikaho | Akebono | Akita | ||
| Nikaho | Inaho | Akita | ||
| Sakata | Nihonkai (seasonal) | Akita | ||
| Nishime | Local | Oriwatari | ||
| Chōkai Sanroku Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Yakushidō | ||
History
Ugo-Honjō Station opened on 30 June 1922.[1] The station has been unattended since October 1981.[2] The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line.[3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.
Surrounding area
- Honjō city center
References
- ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 135. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ↑ Kouznetsov (4 August 2013). "羽越本線羽後本荘保". 羽越線資料館.
- ↑ Kouznetsov
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ugo-Honjō Station. |
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
Coordinates: 39°23′11.8″N 140°3′26″E / 39.386611°N 140.05722°E