Kōnosu Station 鴻巣駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 28 July 1883 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 19,345 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) .
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.
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.
1 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via JT Tōkaidō Line and JT Ito Line) |
■ 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 |
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]
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] |
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