is a railway station in the northeastern part of city of Nagano, Japan, in area called . The station is operated by the private railway operating company .
The station serves the University of Nagano (長野県立大学 Nagano Kenritsu Daigaku), Nagano Women's Junior College (長野女子短期大学 Nagano joshi tanki daigaku), Nagano School for the Deaf (長野県長野ろう学校 Naganoken Nagano rou gakkou), Nagano Prefectural, Nagano Senior High School (長野県長野高等学校 Naganoken Nagano koutou gakkou), and Nagano Girls Senior High School (長野女子高等学校 Nagano joshi koutou gakkou).
Lines Hongō Station is a station on the Nagano Electric Railway Nagano Line.
It is 2.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagano Station and 30.5 kilometers from the opposite terminus at . Hongō Station is 1.1 kilometers from below , a temple originally built in the 7th Century.
Between Hongo Station and Zenkōjishita Station, the train descends underground for the last 2.5 kilometers to Nagano Station. This underground section of the line was completed in 1981.
Station layout The station is a staffed station. The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. There were two stairways to enter the elevated station building where the ticket gate was located. Beginning in November 2019, construction began to install the ticket gate at the ground level. Currently (January 2020), passengers enter on the ground level on the Yudanaka-bound platform.
Passengers arriving at the station show their tickets. Departing passengers do not need to show their tickets. The station does not have an automatic ticket gate.
A small selection of seasonal agricultural products are available for sale inside the ticket gate.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
History The station opened on 28 June 1926. October, 1968, construction to enlarge the station began. March 29, 1969, the current station was completed. It included a small store, "Hongo Station Department". The new station was 31 times larger than the previous station.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1379 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). Fiscal year Daily average 2005 1,639 2006 1,535 2007 1,558 2008 1,492 2009 1,455 2010 1,434 2011 1,339 2012 1,313 2013 1,264 2014 1,301 2015 1,363 2016 1,385 2017 1,379
Scheduled Bus Service Nagaden Bus 12 which runs from Nagano Station to Mure Station on the Kita-Shinano Line in Iizuna, Nagano stops in front of the station at Hongo "Station Bus Stop".
Surrounding area Universities and colleges
The - a 4-year public co-educational university The
Schools
Shrines , one of the seven shrines of Zenkō-ji, is in front of Hongō Station.
, founded in 807
Businesses , a supermarket chain based in Nagano Prefecture, is located 500m to the south of the station. is to the north of the station. is to the north of the station. , a Japanese DIY chain, is located 1.1 kilometers southeast of the station.
Other is a 25-minute walk from Hongō Station, near
is 1.4 km west of Hongō Station. is 1.5 km west of Hongō Station. The Nagano Prefectural road Number 399, locally called between Nagano and , , runs parallel to Hongō Station.
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See also List of railway stations in Japan
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