History
Kōnosu Station opened on 28 July 1883 as a Nippon Railway stop in present-day Honchō, Kōnosu, Saitama — one of only five Takasaki Line stations operating from the line's first day, alongside Ueno, Urawa, Ageo, and Kumagaya. A 1979 proposal to convert to an elevated layout drew an opposition campaign from disability-rights group Takakukei, but the elevated building was eventually completed in June 1982. Freight handling ended in 1980, parcel handling in 1985, and "Midori no Madoguchi" opened in March 1986. The station joined JR East at the 1987 JNR breakup, gained automatic ticket gates in January 1995, Suica acceptance in November 2001, and a lift, refurbished toilets, and the "Elumi Kōnosu" shopping mall in 2007–2008.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-06-10.
Notes
The departure melody is "HANDS — from big hands to little hands —" by Kōnosu-born singer-songwriter Yurika Mine, also used at Fukiage Station up the line.