Passengers (FY2010) 1,388 daily Opened 1922 | Address Japan | |
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Location 85-1 Nishi-Bonten, Yurihonjō, Akita（秋田県由利本荘市西梵天85-1）Japan Operated by JR EastYuri Kōgen Railway Similar Yashima Station, Yakushidō Station, Kisakata Station, Ugo‑Iwaya Station, Nikaho Station | ||
Ugo-Honjō Station (羽後本荘駅, Ugo-Honjō-eki) is a railway station in Yurihonjō, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Ugo-Honjō Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 228.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station. It is also the terminal station for the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line.
Station layout
Ugo-Honjō Station has two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by an overpass.
History
Ugo-Honjō Station opened on 30 June 1922. The station has been unattended since October 1981. The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.