Bingo-Honjō Station
Bingo-Honjō Station 備後本庄駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Bingo-Honjō Station | |||||||||||
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Location | 3-chōme-30 Honjōchōnaka, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima-ken 720-0076 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°29′35.93″N 133°20′42.34″E / 34.4933139°N 133.3450944°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | Z Fukuen Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from Fukuyama | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 February 1940 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 435 daily | ||||||||||
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Bingo-Honjō Station (備後本庄駅, Bingo-Honjō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
[edit]Bingo-Honjō Station is served by the JR West Fukuen Line, and is located 1.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuyama.
Station layout
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Bingo-honjo_station_250118.jpg/220px-Bingo-honjo_station_250118.jpg)
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. It was originally built with two opposed side platforms; now sakura trees have been planted on the platform no longer in use. The station is unattended.
History
[edit]Bingo-Honjō Station was opened on 1 February 1940. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 435 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Fukuyama City University Kitahonjo Campus
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ 広島県統計年鑑 [Hiroshima Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Hiroshima Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
[edit] Media related to Bingo-Honjō Station at Wikimedia Commons