Utsunomiya Station
Utsunomiya Station (宇都宮駅, Utsunomiya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also is a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
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| Location | 1 Kawamukocho, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-0965 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.559532°N 139.898529°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 109.5 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 July 1885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (FY2019) | 37,374 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tōbu Utsunomiya Station is located 1.6 km west of this station.
Lines
Utsunomiya Station is served by the following JR East lines.
- Tōhoku Shinkansen
- JU Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line)
- JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (Direct service to Zushi and Shinjuku via the Utsunomiya Line from Utsunomiya to Ōmiya.)
- Nikkō Line
- Karasuyama Line (Limited direct service. Most trips require a transfer at Hōshakuji.)
Layout
The elevated Shinkansen platforms are designed to handle 16-car trains. Inbound and Outbound trains have their own platform. An additional two through (passing) tracks (lines 2 and 3) are located between the platforms.
The platforms for local trains are a combination of both island and individual platforms, designed to handle 15-car trains. A side track (often used for freight trains) is located between platforms 5 and 7.
LED information signboards are located on the 2nd-floor concourse both outside and within the ticket gates. Further LED signboards are located on each individual platform.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Nasushiobara, Fukushima, Sendai, Morioka |
| ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Yamagata and Shinjo | |
| 4 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Ōmiya, Ueno, and Tokyo |
| 5 | ■ Nikko Line | for Kanuma, Imaichi, and Nikko |
| 7-10 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Nasushiobara and Kuroiso (Some direct through services to Karasuyama Line) |
| ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ryōmō Line) | for Oyama, Tochigi, Maebashi, and Takasaki | |
| ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) | |
| ■ Shonan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line) |
Some Nikkō Line trains operate from platform 7. Some Utsunomiya Line trains operate from platform 5.
History
- July 16, 1885: Station opens on what is now the Tōhoku Main Line.
- June 1, 1890: Nikkō Line begins operation
- June 23, 1982: Tōhoku Shinkansen begins operation
- November 18, 2001: Introduction of Suica-enabled ticket gates.
- October 12, 2003: Introduction of Suica-enabled ticket gates for Shinkansen passes.
- January 29, 2008: Introduction of Suica-only ticket gates.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 37,374 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
See also
References
- 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.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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