Ugo-Honjō Station

Ugo-Honjō Station (羽後本荘駅, Ugo-Honjō-eki) is an interchange railway station in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector Yuri Kōgen Railway Ltd. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Ugo-Honjō Station 羽後本荘駅
Ugo-Honjo-Station, August 2021
General information
Location	85-1 Nishi-Bonten, Yurihonjō-shi, Akita-ken 015-0858 Japan
Coordinates	39°23′11.8″N 140°3′26″E
Operated by	JR East Yuri Kōgen Railway JR Freight
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line ■ Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line
Distance	228.9 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Stations with reserved seat ticket vending machines where you can talk)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 June 1922
Passengers
FY2021 (JR East); FY2018 (Yuri Kōgen)	870 (JR East); 277 (Yuri Kōgen)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nikaho towards Niigata Inaho Akita Terminus Nishime towards Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Ugo-Iwaya towards Akita Preceding station Yuri Kōgen Railway Following station Terminus Chōkai Sanroku Line Yakushidō towards Yashima
Location Ugo-Honjō Station Location within Honjo, Akita Show map of Honjo, Akita Ugo-Honjō Station Ugo-Honjō Station (Akita Prefecture) Show map of Akita Prefecture Ugo-Honjō Station Ugo-Honjō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Ugo-Honjō Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 228.9 kilometres (142.2 mi) from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station. It is also the terminal station for the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line and is 23.0 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Yashima Station.

Station layout

Ugo-Honjō Station has two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Talking reserved seat ticket vending machine.

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Akita
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Niigata and Sakata
3	■ Uetsu Main Line	trains originating at Ugo-Honjō
4	■ Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line	for Yashima

History

Ugo-Honjō Station opened on 30 June 1922.^[1][2] The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line.^[3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 1088 passengers daily (boarding passengers only),^[4] and the Yuri Kōgen Railway portion by 293 passengers.

Surrounding area

• Honjō city center

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan