Honda Station

Honda Station

誉田駅
Honda Station; 誉田駅
	North Exit of Honda Station, May 2017
Location	Honda-chō 24, Midori-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 266-0005; Japan
Coordinates	Coordinates: 35°32′50″N 140°12′51″E / 35.5471°N 140.2142°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	12.6 km from Chiba
Platforms	1 side +1 island platform
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	January 20, 1896
Previous names	Noda (until 1914)
Passengers
FY2019	7,034
Services
Location
	Honda Station Location within Chiba PrefectureShow map of Chiba PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Honda Station (誉田駅, Honda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Honda Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 12.6 km from the terminus of the line at Chiba Station. Some Sotobō Line limited express Wakashio services from Tokyo to Awa-Kamogawa stop at this station.

Station layout[]

Honda Station has a single side platform and a single island platform with an elevated station building built over the tracks and platforms. The station is staffed.

Platform[]

1, 2	■ Sotobō Line	Ōami, Mobara, Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa
2, 3	■ Sotobō Line	For Soga, Chiba, Tokyo

History[]

Honda Station was opened on January 20, 1896 as Noda Station (野田駅, Noda-eki) on the Bōsō Railway. On September 1, 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on December 1, 1914. Freight operations were discontinued on October 1, 1962. The station became part of the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2006.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7,034 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

Honda Station Post Office
Chiba City Honda Community Center
Chiba City Honda Junior High School

References[]

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Honda Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[jreast2019stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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