Utsunomiya Station

Location
	Utsunomiya Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Utsunomiya Station Utsunomiya Station (Japan)

Utsunomiya Station

宇都宮駅
Utsunomiya Station; 宇都宮駅
	Station and the connecting pedestrian walkway, 2020
General information
Location	1 Kawamukocho, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-0965; Japan
Coordinates	36°33′34″N 139°53′55″E / 36.559532°N 139.898529°E
Operated by	JR East; JR Freight;
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen; Yamagata Shinkansen; ■ Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line); ■ Nikkō Line;
Distance	109.5 km from Tokyo
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 July 1885
Passengers
FY2019	37,374
Services
Location
Location
	Utsunomiya Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Utsunomiya Station Utsunomiya Station (Japan)

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).

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
1	■ 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]

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

Media related to Utsunomiya Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[jreast2019stats-1] 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.

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