Hongō Station (Fukuoka)

Hongō Station (本郷駅, Hongō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Tachiarai, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number A04.^[1]

Hongō Station 本郷駅
Station building
General information
Location	Hongō, Tachiaraimachi, Mii-gun, Fukuoka-ken 830-1211 Japan
Coordinates	33°23′5.72″N 130°37′43.5″E
Operated by	Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Line(s)	■ Amagi Line
Distance	11.6 km fromMiyanojin
Platforms	1 island platform
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	A04
Website	Official website
History
Opened	8 December 1921 (1921-12-08)
Passengers
2022	392 daily
Location Hongō Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Hongō Station Hongō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nishitetsu Amagi Line and is 13.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Miyanojin.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform with a level crossing. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Nishitetsu Amagi Line	for Amagi
2	■ Nishitetsu Amagi Line	for Miyanojin

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Nishitetsu Amagi Line
Ōzeki		-	Kamiura

History

The station was opened on 8 December 1921. The company merged with the Kyushu Railway in 1924, which in turn merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942. ^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 392 passengers daily. ^[3]

Surrounding area

• Hongō Elementary School
• Hongō Nursery
• Tachiarai Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
3. "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

Media related to Hongō Station (Fukuoka) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official home page (in Japanese)