Utsunomiya Station
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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 |
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| Year opened | 1885 |
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| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Tōhoku Shinkansen, Yamagata Shinkansen, Tohoku Main Line, Nikkō Line |
Utsunomiya Station (宇都宮駅 Utsunomiya-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Tōbu Utsunomiya Station is located 1.6 km west of this station.
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[edit] Lines serving Utsunomiya
- Tōhoku Shinkansen
- Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line)
- Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (Offers Direct service to Zushi and Shinjuku, traveling over the Utsunomiya Line from Utsunomiya to Ōmiya.
- Nikkō Line
- Karasuyama Line (Limited direct service. Most trips require a transfer at Hōshakuji.)
[edit] Platform usage
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.
[edit] Passenger statistics
An average of 35,416 passengers a day used the station in 2008, making it the busiest station in the Kita-Kanto region, and the third busiest station operated by JR East outside of Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama and Kanagawa (It is the 118th busiest station in terms of passenger volume if all of JR East's stations are considered). It is also the 11th highest income generating station with JR East's area (3rd if Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama and Kanagawa are excluded).[1]
[edit] Surrounding area
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[edit] History
- July 16, 1885: Station opens on what is now the Tōhoku Main Line. The station also sells Japan's first Eki-ben lunch. The first Eki-ben was sold platform-side by local department store Shirokiya, and consisted of Onigiri.[citation needed]
- 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.
[edit] Adjacent stations
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.jreast.co.jp/youran/pdf/jre_youran_p86_87.pdf JR East's Information Page on Utsunomiya Station (Japanese)
[edit] External links
Media related to Utsunomiya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East's page on Utsunomiya Station (Japanese)
Coordinates: 36°33′34″N 139°53′55″E / 36.559532°N 139.898529°E
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