Hongō Station (Nagoya)

Hongō Station
本郷駅
Location Hongō 2-153, Meitō, Nagoya, Aichi
(名古屋市名東区本郷二丁目153)
Japan
Operated by Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line(s) Higashiyama Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station code H21
History
Opened 1969
Traffic
Passengers (2007) 11,213 daily

Hongō Station (本郷駅 Hongō-eki) is an above ground metro station located in Meitō-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway's Higashiyama Line. [1]It is located 19.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Higashiyama Line at Takabata Station.

History

Hongō Station was opened on 1 April 1969.[2] The wicket gates were automated to use the Manaca smart card system from 11 February 2011.

Lines

Layout

Hongō Station has two elevated opposed side platforms.

Platforms

1  Higashiyama Line For Fujigaoka
2  Higashiyama Line For Sakae, Nagoya, and Takabata

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nagoya Municipal Subway
Higashiyama Line
Kamiyashiro - Fujigaoka

References

  1. 本郷 [Hongō] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. 佐藤, 信之 (19 June 2004), 地下鉄の歴史首都圏・中部・近畿圏 (in Japanese), グランプリ出版, p. 235, ISBN 4-87687-260-0

External links

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Coordinates: 35°10′31″N 137°00′50″E / 35.1753°N 137.014°E / 35.1753; 137.014


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