Honjō-Waseda Station
Honjō-Waseda Station 本庄早稲田駅 | |
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 Honjō-Waseda Station north side, November 2006 | |
| Location |
Wasedanomori, Honjō, Saitama （埼玉県本庄市早稲田の杜） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | |
| History | |
| Opened | 2004 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) | 2,152 daily |
Honjō-Waseda Station (本庄早稲田駅 Honjō-Waseda-eki) is railway station on the Joetsu Shinkansen line in Honjō, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Honjō-Waseda Station is located on the Joetsu Shinkansen high-speed line between Tokyo and Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, and is also served by Hokuriku Shinkansen trains between Tokyo and Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Station layout
The elevated station has two side platforms serving two tracks for stopping trains, with two centre tracks for non-stop trains. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Joetsu Shinkansen | for Echigo-Yuzawa, Nagaoka, and Niigata |
| ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Nagano, Toyama, and Kanazawa | |
| 2 | ■ Joetsu Shinkansen | for Omiya and Tokyo |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joetsu Shinkansen | ||||
| Toki: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kumagaya | Tanigawa | Takasaki | ||
| Hokuriku Shinkansen | ||||
| Kagayaki: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Hakutaka: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kumagaya | Asama | Takasaki | ||
History
Honjō-Waseda Station opened on 13 March 2004.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 2,152 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,671[3] |
| 2005 | 1,924[4] |
| 2010 | 2,010[5] |
| 2013 | 2,152[2] |
See also
References
- ↑ 上越新幹線の概要 [Outline of Joetsu Shinkansen] (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Prefectural Government. 1 January 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- 1 2 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2004年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2004)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
External links
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- JR East Station Information (Japanese)
- Honjō-Waseda Station (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 36°13′08″N 139°10′47″E / 36.218873°N 139.179703°E