Honna Station

Honna Station (本名駅, Honna-eki) is a railway station on the Tadami Line in the town of Kaneyama, Ōnuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Honna Station 本名駅
Honna Station in August 2006
General information
Location	Honna, Kaneyama-machi, Ōnuma-gun, Fukushima-ken 968-0016 Japan
Coordinates	37.4447°N 139.4988°E / 37.4447; 139.4988
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tadami Line
Distance	63.6 km from Aizu-Wakamatsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 February 1965
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Aizu-Kosugawa towards Koide Tadami Line Aizu-Kawaguchi towards Aizu-Wakamatsu
Location Honna Station Location within JR Tadami Line Show map of JR Tadami Line Honna Station Honna Station (Fukushima Prefecture) Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Honna Station Honna Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Honna Station is served by the Tadami Line, and is located 63.6 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Aizu-Wakamatsu.

Station layout

Honna Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The platform is very short and can only accommodate a single carriage. The station is unattended.

History

Honna Station opened on February 1, 1965, as an intermediate station on the extension of eastern section of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Tadami Line between Aizu-Kawaguchi and Tadami.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Due to damage caused by torrential rainfall on July 30, 2011, services on the section of line between Aizu-Kawaguchi and Tadami, which includes this station were replaced by a provisional bus service. The closed section resumed operations on 1 October 2022.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Tadami River
• Honna Dam
• National Route 252

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan