Ugo-Honjō Station

Ugo-Honjō Station (羽後本荘駅, Ugo-Honjō-eki) is an interchange railway station in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector Yuri Kōgen Railway Ltd. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Ugo-Honjō Station

羽後本荘駅
Ugo-Honjo-Station, June 2018
Location85-1 Nishi-Bonten, Yurihonjō-shi, Akita-ken 015-0858
Japan
Coordinates39°23′11.8″N 140°3′26″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance228.9 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 December 2001
Passengers
FY20181088 (JR East); 293 (Yuri Kōgen)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Nikaho
toward Kogota
 Inaho Akita
toward Onagawa
Nishime
toward Niitsu
 Uetsu Main Line Oriwatari
toward Akita
Preceding station Yuri Kōgen Railway Following station
Terminus Chōkai Sanroku Line Yakushidō
toward Yashima
Location
Ugo-Honjō Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Ugo-Honjō Station
Ugo-Honjō Station (Japan)

Lines

Ugo-Honjō Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 228.9 kilometres (142.2 mi) from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station. It is also the terminal station for the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line and is 23.0 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Yashima Station.

Station layout

Ugo-Honjō Station has two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

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

History

Ugo-Honjō Station opened on 30 June 1922.[1][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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 1088 passengers daily (boarding passengers only),[4] and the Yuri Kōgen Railway portion by 293 passengers.

Surrounding area
  • Honjō city center

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. Kouznetsov (4 August 2013). "羽越本線羽後本荘駅". 羽越線資料館.
  3. Kouznetsov
  4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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