Honjō Station (Fukui)

Honjō Station (本荘駅) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the city of Awara, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines
Honjō Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 17.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi.

Station layout
The station consists of one unnumbered island platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unstaffed. The wooden station building is protected by the government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.

History
Honjō Station was opened on December 30, 1928. On September 1, 1942, the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on August 10, 2003, as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

 * The station is surrounded by residences; further away lie fields spotted by grain elevators. Fukui Prefectural Route 101 lies to the north.
 * Other points of interest include:
 * Awara City Honjō Elementary School
 * Nakaban Community Center