Hon-Nakano Station

Hon-Nakano Station (本中野駅, Hon-Nakano-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Ōra, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. It is numbered "TI-42".

TI42 Hon-Nakano Station 本中野駅
Hon-Nakano Station in December 2014
General information
Location	4858-5 Nakano, Ōra-machi, Ōra-gun, Gunma-ken 370-0603 Japan
Coordinates	36.2585°N 139.4697°E / 36.2585; 139.4697
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Koizumi Line
Distance	6.8 km from Tatebayashi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	TI-42
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 12, 1917
Passengers
FY2019	963 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Narushima TI41 towards Tatebayashi Koizumi Line Shinozuka TI43 towards Nishi-Koizumi
Location Hon-Nakano Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture Hon-Nakano Station Hon-Nakano Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Hon-Nakano Station is served by the Tōbu Koizumi Line, and is located 6.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tatebayashi.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1	■ Tōbu Koizumi Line	for Nishi-Koizumi
2	■ Tōbu Koizumi Line	for Tatebayashi

History

Hon-Nakano Station was opened as a station of the Koizumi Line operated by Jōshū Railway company on March 12, 1917. The Koizumi Line was purchased by Tōbu Railway in 1937. The station was moved to its current location on June 1, 1922.^{[citation needed]}

From March 17, 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Hon-Nakano Station becoming "TI-42".^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 963 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Tatebayashi High School
• Ōra Town Hall
• Ōra Post Office
• Shinko-ji Temple

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
2. 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Hon-Nakano Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tobu station information Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)