title: Honjō Station (Saitama)
text: # Honjō Station (Saitama)
  
  Honjō Station (本庄駅, Honjō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Honjō, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Honjō Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Main Line. and is located 31.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōmiya.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1,2 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1,2 | ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line) |
  | 2,3 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Takasaki, and Maebashi |
  
  ## History
  
  Honjō Station was opened on 21 October 1883. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9853 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Honjō City Hall
  * Honjō Post Office
  