Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station

Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station
; Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station; 東武宇都宮駅
	Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station entrance in April 2020
Location	5-4 Miyazono-cho, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi-ken 320-0808; Japan
Coordinates	36.5590668°N 139.8804027°E
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	■ Tobu Utsunomiya Line
Distance	18.3 km from Shin-Tochigi
Platforms	1 bay platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	TN-40
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 August 1931
Traffic
Passengers (FY2019)	9604 daily
Location
	Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station (Japan)

Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station (東武宇都宮駅, Tōbu-Utsunomiya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-40".

Lines

Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station forms the northern terminus of the 24.3 km Tobu Utsunomiya Line from Shin-Tochigi.

Station layout

The station consists of a bay platform located on the second floor ("2F") level, serving two terminating tracks.

Platforms

2/3	■ Tobu Utsunomiya Line	for Shin-Tochigi

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Tobu Utsunomiya Line
Esojima	Limited Express Shimotsuke	Terminus
Minami-Utsunomiya	Local	Terminus

History

Tobu-Utsunomiya opened on 11 August 1931.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on Tobu lines, with Tobu-Utsunomiya Station becoming "TN-40".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9604 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

The station is located in the same building as the Tobu Department Store in the commercial centre of the city of Utsunomiya. JR East's Utsunomiya Station is located 1.6 km east of the station and connected with this station by frequent bus services.

Tochigi Prefectural Capital building
Utsunomiya City Hall
Utsunomiya Central Post Office
Site of former Utsunomiya Castle

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References

Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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[terada2013-1] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[tobu20120209-2] 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

[TobuRail2019stats-3] 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.