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 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 / 36.05918°N 139.50969°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 July 1883 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 19,345 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editKōnosu 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
editThe 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
edit| 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 |
History
editThe 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
editIn 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
edit- Elumi Konosu shopping mall (adjoining station)
- Kōnosu City Hall
- Kōnosu Post Office
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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)