Honmutabe Station
# Honmutabe Station

Honmutabe Station (本牟田部駅, Honmutabe-eki) is a railway station on the Karatsu Line operated by JR Kyushu located in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.

## Lines

The station is served by the Karatsu Line and is located 30.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kubota.

## Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. The track serving the station and a passing line next to it run between the platform and the main road. The platform is accessed either by a level crossing or a footbridge. A bike shed is provided nearby.

## Adjacent stations

| ← | | Service | | → |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Karatsu Line |||||
| Ōchi | Ōchi | Local | Yamamoto | Yamamoto |

## History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 February 1960 as an additional station on the existing track of the Karatsu Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 12,014 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 33 passengers.

## Surrounding area

* National Route 203
