Honjō Station (Fukui)

Honjō Station 本荘駅
Honjō Station
Location	15 Nakaban, Awara, Fukui （福井県あわら市中番15） Japan
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	Mikuni Awara Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1928

Honjō Station (本荘駅, Honjō-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Awara, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Station

All Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Honjō Station. There are two tracks serving a single island platform, and the wooden station is unstaffed.

Surrounding area

• The station is surrounded by residences; further away lie fields spotted by grain elevators. Fukui Prefectural Route 101 lies to the north.
• Other points of interest include:
  • Awara City Honjō Elementary School
  • Nakaban Community Center

History

• December 30, 1928: Station opens.
• September 1, 1942: Keifuku Electric Railway merges with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway.
• June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
• August 10, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.

Adjacent stations

Coordinates: 36°12′18″N 136°12′11″E / 36.205034°N 136.20298°E / 36.205034; 136.20298