Honjō-Waseda Station
Honjō-Waseda Station (本庄早稲田駅, Honjō-Waseda-eki) is passenger Shinkansen railway station located in the city of Honjō, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Honjō-Waseda Station is located on the Joetsu Shinkansen high-speed line between Tokyo and Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, and is also served by Hokuriku Shinkansen trains between Tokyo and Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture. It is 55.7 kilometers from Ōmiya and 86.0 km from Tokyo.
Station layout
The elevated station has two side platforms serving two tracks for stopping trains, with two centre tracks for non-stop trains. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Joetsu Shinkansen | for Echigo-Yuzawa, Nagaoka, and Niigata |
| ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Nagano, Toyama, and Kanazawa | |
| 2 | ■ Joetsu Shinkansen | for Omiya and Tokyo |
History
Honjō-Waseda Station opened on 13 March 2004.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2233 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,671 |
| 2005 | 1,924 |
| 2010 | 2,010 |
| 2015 | 2,144 |
Bus routes
- Musashi Kanko
- For Honjō Station
- For Yorii Station
- Kokusai Juo Bus
- For Honjō Station
- For Isesaki Station
See also
References
- ^ 上越新幹線の概要 [Outline of Joetsu Shinkansen] (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Prefectural Government. 1 January 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2004年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2004)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
External links
Media related to Honjō-Waseda Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station Information (in Japanese)
- Honjō-Waseda Station (Saitama Prefectural Government) (in Japanese)
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