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
Location	85-1 Nishi-Bonten, Yurihonjō-shi, Akita-ken 015-0858 Japan
Coordinates	39°23′11.8″N 140°3′26″E
Operated by	JR East Yuri Kōgen Railway JR Freight
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line ■ Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line
Distance	228.9 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 December 2001
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)	1088 (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 Show map of Akita Prefecture Ugo-Honjō Station Ugo-Honjō Station (Japan) Show map of 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

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

Media related to Ugo-Honjō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)