Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station

Railway station in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

36°33′33″N 139°52′49″E / 36.5590668°N 139.8804027°E / 36.5590668; 139.8804027Operated by

Tobu RailwayLine(s)■ Tobu Utsunomiya LineDistance18.3 km from Shin-TochigiPlatforms1 bay platformTracks2ConnectionsBus stopOther informationStation codeTN-40WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened11 August 1931PassengersFY20199604 daily Services

Preceding station	Tobu Railway			Following station
Minami-Utsunomiya TN39 towards Shin-Tochigi		Utsunomiya Line		Terminus

Location
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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. There is a single storage track on the west side, with no platform.

Platforms

2/3

■ Tobu Utsunomiya Line

for Shin-Tochigi

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

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.