Kōnosu Station
Railway station in Kōnosu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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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) .
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JR EastKōnosu Station 鴻巣駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The east entrance of Kōnosu Station in August 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Honchō, Kōnosu-shi, Saitama-ken 365-0038 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°03′33″N 139°30′35″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | ■ Takasaki Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 46.9 km from Ueno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 July 1883 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 19,345 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
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
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
| 1 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via  Tōkaidō Line and Ito Line)
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| ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via Tōkaidō Line)
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| 2 | ■ Takasaki Line | (not normally used) |
| 3 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi |
History
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
Surrounding area
- Elumi Konosu shopping mall (adjoining station)
- Kōnosu City Hall
- Kōnosu Post Office
