The station is 45.5 kilometers from the line's terminal at Shinjuku Station. Most local, section semi-express, and semi-express trains inbound from Shinjuku Station terminate at this stop and head back to Shinjuku. West of this station, most express trains stop at every station until the line terminus in Odawara Station. All rapid express and most limited express services also stop here.
Station layout
Hon-Atsugi Station is an elevated structure built into the building used by the Mylord shopping mall. One of the station's exits leads directly into the 4th level of the shopping mall. The station has two island platforms serving four tracks.
Platforms
History
The station opened on April 1, 1927 as Sagami-Atsugi Station for through trains. At that time, trains stopping at every station ran between Shinjuku station and Inada-Noborito Station, now ) and did not continue to Hon-Atsugi. Later, from October 15, 1927, express trains began stopping at the station. The first trains of the Jinchū Railroad, present-day Sagami Railway) run from Ebina Station to this station on November 25, 1941 and the station was renamed Hon-Atsugi on June 1, 1944. After the war, various services were reestablished. The local trains that had been operating between Shinjuku and Inada-Noborito station were run on the whole line, and Hon-Atsugi became a stop for local trains. At the same time, through trains were abolished. Consecutively Semi-Express, Express, Commuting express and Commuting Semi-Express services were introduced. On November 5, 1964 the connection to the Sagami Railway was cut. From 1968 the Romancecar began stops at Hon-Atsugi Station. From June 1976 the station building was rebuilt into an overhead station. Multi-level crossings were successively constructed around the station and from March 31, 1978, the line operated jointly with the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line and the JR Jōban Line. Later, the Mylord Department Store opened within the station building and the first two automatic ticket machines were installed. From February 1, 1984 the Asagiri Romancecar service began stopping at Hon-Atsugi and on October 15, 1984, the Atsugi Bus Centre was completed. On December 11, 2004, rapid express and semi-section express services were introduced and began stops in Hon-Atsugi. AEDs were installed in the station on February 23, 2006. In March 2006, waiting rooms were constructed on all platforms.
