Utsunomiya Station
Utsunomiya Station 宇都宮駅 | |
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| Station and the connecting pedestrian walkway | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Tochigi (See other stations in Tochigi) |
| City | Utsunomiya |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1885 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Tōhoku Shinkansen Yamagata Shinkansen Tohoku Main Line Nikkō Line |
 Large bus terminal(s) attached to the station | |
Utsunomiya Station (宇都宮駅 Utsunomiya-eki) is a railway station in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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
- Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line)
- 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.)
Platforms
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.
| Platform | Line | Towards |
| 1 | ■Tōhoku Shinkansen | Nasushiobara, Fukushima, Sendai, and Morioka |
| ■Yamagata Shinkansen | Yamagata and Shinjō | |
| 4 | ■Tokyo-bound Shinkansen | Ōmiya, Ueno, and Tokyo |
| 5 | ■Nikkō Line | Kanuma, Imaichi, and Nikkō |
| 7 to 10 | ■Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line) | Yaita, Nasushiobara, Kuroiso （Some trains provide direct through service to the Karasuyama Line） |
| ■Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line) | Oyama, Ōmiya, Ueno （Some trains provide direct through service to the Ryōmō Line at Oyama） | |
| ■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | Ōmiya, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Yokohama, Zushi (Direct through service to the 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 2008, Utsunomiya Station was used by an average of 35,416 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
References
- ↑ http://www.jreast.co.jp/youran/pdf/jre_youran_p86_87.pdf JR East's Information Page on Utsunomiya Station (Japanese)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Utsunomiya Station. |
- Utsunomiya Station information (JR East) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 36°33′34″N 139°53′55″E / 36.559532°N 139.898529°E