Kōnosu Station

Railway station in Kōnosu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Kōnosu Station

鴻巣駅

The east entrance of Kōnosu Station in August 2012

General information
Location| 1 Honchō, Kōnosu-shi, Saitama-ken 365-0038
Japan
Coordinates| 36°03′33″N 139°30′35″E﻿ / ﻿36.05918°N 139.50969°E﻿ / 36.05918; 139.50969
Operated by|  JR East
Line(s)| ■ Takasaki Line
Distance| 46.9 km from Ueno
Platforms| 1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks| 3
Other information
Status| Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 28 July 1883 (1883-07-28)
Passengers
FY2019| 19,345 daily
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR East | Following station

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Kumagaya

towards Takasaki

|  | Akagi |  | Kitamoto

towards Ueno or Shinjuku

| Takasaki Line

Rapid Urban

|  | Okegawa

One-way operation

Kita-Kōnosu

towards Maebashi

|  | Takasaki Line

Local

|  | Kitamoto

towards Tokyo

Kumagaya

towards Takasaki

|  | Shōnan–Shinjuku Line

Special Rapid

|  | Kitamoto

towards Odawara

Kita-Kōnosu

towards Maebashi

|  | Shōnan–Shinjuku Line

Rapid

Location

Kōnosu Station

Location within Saitama Prefecture

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Kōnosu Station

Kōnosu Station (Japan)

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Station platforms, 2020

Kōnosu Station (鴻巣駅, Kōnosu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōnosu, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) .

## Lines

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Kōnosu Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 20.0 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.

## Station layout

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The station has a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

### Platforms

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1 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)  | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via JT Tōkaidō Line and JT Ito Line)

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■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line  | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tōkaidō Line)
2 | ■ Takasaki Line  | (not normally used)
3 | ■ Takasaki Line  | for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi

## History

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The station opened on 28 July 1883.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 19,345 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year | Daily average

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2000 | 19,290[3]
2005 | 19,055[4]
2010 | 19,908[5]
2015 | 19,938[6]

## Surrounding area

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* Elumi Konosu shopping mall (adjoining station)
* Kōnosu City Hall
* Kōnosu Post Office

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 447\. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.

## External links

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Media related to Kōnosu Station at Wikimedia Commons

* JR East station information (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Takasaki Line

* (Ueno–Tokyo Line towards Tokyo, Yokohama, Odawara and Atami << )
* Ueno
* Oku
* (Shonan-Shinjuku Line towards Shinjuku, Yokohama and Odawara << )
* Akabane
* Urawa
* Saitama-Shintoshin
* Ōmiya
* Miyahara
* Ageo
* Kita-Ageo
* Okegawa
* Kitamoto
* Kōnosu
* Kita-Kōnosu
* Fukiage
* Gyōda
* Kumagaya
* Kagohara
* Fukaya
* Okabe
* Honjō
* Jimbohara
* Shimmachi
* Kuragano
* Takasaki
* (Jōetsu Line for Shin-Maebashi >> )

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Stations of the Shōnan–Shinjuku Line

Takasaki Line \- Tōkaidō Main Line|

* (Maebashi
* Shin-Maebashi
* Ino
* Takasakitonyamachi)
* Takasaki
* Kuragano
* Shimmachi
* Jimbohara
* Honjō
* Okabe
* Fukaya
* Kagohara
* Kumagaya
* Gyōda
* Fukiage
* Kita-Kōnosu
* Kōnosu
* Kitamoto
* Okegawa
* Kita-Ageo
* Ageo
* Miyahara
* Ōmiya
* Urawa
* Akabane
* Ikebukuro
* Shinjuku
* Shibuya
* Ebisu
* Ōsaki
* Musashi-Kosugi
* Yokohama
* Totsuka
* Ōfuna
* Fujisawa
* Tsujidō
* Chigasaki
* Hiratsuka
* Ōiso
* Ninomiya
* Kōzu
* Kamonomiya
* Odawara

Utsunomiya Line \- Yokosuka Line|

* Utsunomiya
* Suzumenomiya
* Ishibashi
* Jichi Medical University
* Koganei
* Oyama
* Mamada
* Nogi
* Koga
* Kurihashi
* Higashi-Washinomiya
* Kuki
* Shin-Shiraoka
* Shiraoka
* Hasuda
* Higashi-Ōmiya
* Toro
* Ōmiya
* Urawa
* Akabane
* Ikebukuro
* Shinjuku
* Shibuya
* Ebisu
* Ōsaki
* Nishi-Ōi
* Musashi-Kosugi
* Shin-Kawasaki
* Yokohama
* Hodogaya
* Higashi-Totsuka
* Totsuka
* Ōfuna
* Kita-Kamakura
* Kamakura
* Zushi

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