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]
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 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 February 1940 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 435 daily | ||||||||||
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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
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
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