Hongōdai Station

JK02
Hongōdai Station

本郷台駅
Hongōdai Station
General information
Location1 Kosugaya-cho, Sakae-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 247-0007
Japan
Coordinates35°22′3″N 139°33′1″E / 35.36750°N 139.55028°E / 35.36750; 139.55028
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JK Negishi Line
Distance18.5 km from Yokohama
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeJK02
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened9 April 1973
Passengers
FY201918,564 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ōfuna
OFNJK01
Terminus
Negishi Line Kōnandai
JK03
towards Yokohama
Yokohama Line
Local
Kōnandai
JK03
towards Hachiōji
Location
Hongōdai Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Hongōdai Station
Hongōdai Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Hongōdai Station is located in Japan
Hongōdai Station
Hongōdai Station
Hongōdai Station (Japan)

Hongōdai Station (本郷台駅, Hongōdai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Sakae-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Hongōdai Station is served by the Negishi Line from Yokohama to Ōfuna in Kanagawa Prefecture. with through services inter-running to and from the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and also the Yokohama Line. It is 18.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi line at Yokohama, and 77.6 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya.

Station layout

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The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks. The platform is connected to the station building by an underpass. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1 JK Negishi Line for Ōfuna
2 JK Negishi Line-Keihin-Tohoku Line for Yokohama, Tokyo, and Ōmiya
JH Yokohama Line for Yokohama, Nagatsuta, Machida, and Hachiōji

History

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Hongōdai Station opened on 9 April 1973.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,564 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 18,979 [3]
2010 19,167 [4]
2015 18,859 [5]

Surrounding area

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  • Sakae Ward Office
  • Sakae Library
  • Yokohama Sakae Mutual Aid Hospital
  • Kanagawa Prefectural Hakuyo High School
  • Hongodai Ekimae housing complex

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 80. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成18年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成23年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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