Hongō Station (Hiroshima)
Hongō Station 本郷駅 | ||||||||||||||
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 Hongō Station in October 2009 | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | 6 Chome-22-1 Hongominami, Mihara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-0417 Japan | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°24′35.76″N 132°59′12.08″E / 34.4099333°N 132.9866889°E | |||||||||||||
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | G Sanyō Main Line | |||||||||||||
| Distance | 242.8 km (150.9 miles) from Kobe | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | |||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||
| Station code | JR-G15 | |||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 June 1894 | |||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 1696 | |||||||||||||
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Hongō Station (本郷駅, Hongō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
[edit]Hongō Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 242.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ G Sanyō Main Line | for Saijō and Hiroshima |
| 2 | ■ G Sanyō Main Line | for Mihara and Fukuyama |
History
[edit]Hongō Station was opened on 10 June 1894. 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 1696 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Mihara City Hall Hongo Branch
- Hiroshima Prefectural General Technical High School (former: Hiroshima Prefectural Hongo Technical High School)
- Mihara Municipal Hongo Elementary School
- Hongo Central Hospital
- Japan National Route 2
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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