▁the ▁ 4 th ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁sho pping ▁m all . ▁The ▁station ▁has ▁two ▁island ▁platforms ▁serving ▁four ▁tracks . ▁ ▁Platform s ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁opened ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁as ▁ ▁for ▁through ▁trains . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁trains ▁stopping ▁at ▁every ▁station ▁ran ▁between ▁ ▁Shin ju ku ▁station ▁and ▁, ▁now ▁) ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁continue ▁to ▁Hon - A ts ug i . ▁Later , ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁express ▁trains ▁began ▁stopping ▁at ▁the ▁station . ▁The ▁first ▁trains ▁of ▁the ▁, ▁present - day ▁S ag ami ▁Railway ) ▁run ▁from ▁Eb ina ▁Station ▁to ▁this ▁station ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁renamed ▁Hon - A ts ug i ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁various ▁services ▁were ▁re est ab lished . ▁The ▁local ▁trains ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁operating ▁between ▁Shin ju ku ▁and ▁In ada - N ob or ito ▁station ▁were ▁run ▁on ▁the ▁whole ▁line , ▁and ▁Hon - A ts ug i ▁became ▁a ▁stop ▁for ▁local ▁trains . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁through ▁trains ▁were ▁abol ished ▁( J une ▁ 1 9 4 5 ). ▁Con sec ut ively ▁Sem i - Express ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ), ▁Express ▁( Oct ober