Utsunomiya Station

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Utsunomiya Station 宇都宮駅
Station and the connecting pedestrian walkway, 2020
Location	1 Kawamukocho, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-0965 Japan
Coordinates	36°33′34″N 139°53′55″E / 36.559532°N 139.898529°E / 36.559532; 139.898529Coordinates: 36°33′34″N 139°53′55″E / 36.559532°N 139.898529°E / 36.559532; 139.898529
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
Preceding station JR East Following station Oyama towards Tokyo Tōhoku Shinkansen Yamabiko Nasu-Shiobara towards Morioka Tōhoku Shinkansen Nasuno Nasu-Shiobara towards Kōriyama Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa Kōriyama towards Shinjō Suzumenomiya towards Tokyo Utsunomiya Line Rapid Rabbit Terminus Utsunomiya Line Local Okamoto towards Kuroiso Terminus Karasuyama Line Okamoto towards Karasuyama Suzumenomiya towards Zushi Shōnan–Shinjuku Line   Rapid   Local Terminus Tsuruta towards Nikkō Nikkō Line
Location
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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
	■ 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	for Oyama
	■ 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[]

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• 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.
• March 2019: Discontiued operating services bound for Takasaki Station via Shin-Maebashi Station on Ryomo Line, which last for 60 years since 1958.^[1]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 37,374 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Bus routes[]

West Exit[]

Track 1,2[]

Operator	NO	Via	Destination	Note
Kanto Jidosha	33	Utsunomiya Castle・Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station	(Circular-route) Utsunomiya Station	Only one service is operated on weekdays morning
	50	Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station・Kiyosumicho・Takaragi	Hosoya Shako	There are midnight buses
	53	Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station・Oshouduka・Takaragi
	54	Nishi-Hanawada	Tomatsuri	Only one service is operated on weekdays morning
		Nishi-Hanawada・Tomatsuri	Takaragi Danchi
	54	Nishi-Hanawada・Daiichi Green Hill・Nishi-Hanawada	（Circular-route）Utsunomiya Station
	55	Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station・Sakushin Gakuin University・Takaragi	Hosoya Shako
		Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station・Sakushin Gakuin University・Takaragi	Takaragi danchi
	60	Miyajimacho Jumonji・Toyosato Chuo Elementary school	Teikyo University	There is a service of a midnight bus on weekdays
		Babacho	Utsunomiya Tobu Nishihaea Shako

Track 3[]

It is possible for passengers who have valid Japan Rail Pass to use following all bus routes operated by JR Bus Kanto at free.

Operator	NO	Via	Destination	Note
JR BUS KANTO	Suito Sai Line	Utsunomiya University	Bell Mall
		Udai mae・Koteyama・Kiyoharadai Danchi
		Udai mae・Koteyama・Seiryo High School・Kiyoharadai Danchi
		Udai mae・Koteyama・Seiryo High School・Kiyoharadai Danchi・Tochigi Industry Creaty Plaza	Haga Bus Terminal	Runs on only weekdays
		Udai mae・Bell Mall・Koteyama・Kiyoharadai Danchi	Haga Bus Terminal
		Udai mae・Koteyama・Kiyoharadai Danchi・Haga Bus Terminal・Haga Onsen Roman no Yu・Soboi	Haga Village Hall
		Udai mae・Bell Mall・Koteyama・Kiyoharadai Danchi・Haga Bus Terminal・Haga Onsen Roman no Yu・Soboi
		Udai mae・Koteyama・Dojojuku・Haga Bus Terminal・Haga Onsen Roman no Yu・Soboi・Haga Village Hall・Ichihana Station	Motegi Station
		Udai mae・Koteyama・Dojojuku・Haga Bus Terminal・Haga Onsen Roman no Yu・Soboi・Haga Village Hall・Ichikai Elementary school・Ichihana Station
		Udai mae・Bell Mall・Haga Bus Terminal・Haga Onsen Roman no Yu・Soboi・Haga Village Hall・Michi no eki Motegi・Motegi Station	Twin Ring Motegi	Runs on only holidays

Track 4[]

Buses bound for Tobu Utsunomiya Station or Sakushin Gakuin University via Babacho and Prefectural Hall depart from and arrive at this track operated by JR Bus Kanto. All services come from Motegi Station via Haga Bus Terminal and Bell Mall.

Operator	NO	Via	Destination	Note
JR Bus Kanto	Suito Sai Line		Tobu Utsunomiya Station
		Sakuradori Jumonji	Sakushin Gakuin University

Track 5[]

Buses bound for Fujimigaoka via Hanada and Utsunomiya Commercial high school or Takebayashi and FKD operated by depart from and arrive at this track.

Operator	NO	Via	Destination	Note
Kanto Transportation	16	Imaizumi 5 chome・Takebayashi Jumonji	Fujimigaoka Danchi
		Imaizumi 5 chome・Takebayahsi Jumonji・Saiseikai Hospital
		Miyajimacho Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial Highschool
	18	Imaizumi 5 chome・Takebayshi Jumonji	Saiseikai Hospital
	60	Imaizumi 5 chome・Takebayashi Jumonji・Saiseikai Hospital・Ustunomiya Kita Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary School	Teikyo University
		Miyajima Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary school	Toyosatodai or Teikyo University	There are services which don't stop at all bus stops between this bus stop and Teikyo University the last.
		Miyajima Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary school・Toyosatodai・Teikyo University	Utsunomiya Museum
	61	Miyajima Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary school・Toyosatodai・Shimotahara	Utsunomiya Green Town
		Miyajima Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary school・Shimo-Takarai
	62	Miyajima Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary school・Shimotahara・Nakazatobara Jumonji	Imazato
		Miyajima Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary school・Shimotahara・Nakazatobara Jumonji・Imazato・Omiya shitamachi	Tamanyu Shako
	64	Miyajima Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary school・Toyosatodai・Taikyo University	New Fujimigaoka Danchi

Track 6[]

Buses bound for Otani Kaido Avenue via Babacho and Prefectural operated by depart from and arrive at this track.

Operator	NO	Via	Destination	Note
Kanto Transportation	10	Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Sakushin Gakuin University	Komanyu Office	There are partly services which bound for Sakushin Gakuin, and don't stop at all bus stops between this bus stop and Komanyu Office. There are midnight buses. The partly buses run on only weekdays bound for Komanyu via Tochigi Kenko no Mori.
	45	Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Sakushin Gakuin University・Shiroyama chiku Citizen Center・Oya Heiwa Kan'non・Oya Shiryokan	Tateiwa
	46	Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Sakushin Gakuin University・Yozei junior high school・Takaragi・Niraduka	Romantic Villiage
	47	Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Sakushin Gakuin University・Shiroyama chiku Citizen Center・New Sunpia Tochigi・Kanuma Station・Tori-ato machi[3]	Kanuma Office

Track 7[]

Operator	NO	Via	Destination	Note
Kanto Transportation	10 and so on	Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Sakushin Gakuin University	Komanyu Office	There are partly services which bound for Sakushin Gakuin, and don't stop at all bus stops between this bus stop and Komanyu Office. The partly buses run on only weekdays bound for Komanyu via Tochigi Kenko no Mori.

Track 8[]

Operator	NO	Via	Destination	Note
Kanto Transportation	51	Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Tochigi Medical Center・Tomatsuri・Takaragi・Niraduka	Romantic Villiage
	52	Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Tochigi Medical Center・Bunsei University of Art	Sano Apartment Complex
		Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Tochigi Medical Center・Bunsei University of Art・Naka-Tokujira	Ishinada
		Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Tochigi Medical Center・Bunsei University of Art・Naka-Tokujira・Ishinada	Shinoi New Town	Run on only one service on weekdays afternoon
	56	Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Tochigi Medical Center・Bunsei University of Art・Naka-Tokujira・Ishinada・Ebi-uchi・Shimo-Osawa	Imaichi Shako[4]
		Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Tochigi Medical Center・Bunsei University of Art・Naka-Tokujira・Ishinada・Shinoi New Town・Shimo-Osawa
		Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Tochigi Medical Center・Bunsei University of Art・Naka-Tokujira・Ishinada・Ebi-uchi・Shimo-Osawa・Nikko Station・Tobu Nikko Station	Nikko Toshogu
		Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Tochigi Medical Center・Bunsei University of Art・Naka-Tokujira・Ishinada・Shinoi New Town・Shimo-Osawa・Nikko Station・Tobu Nikko Station
	58	Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Tochigi Medical Center・Bunsei University of Art・Naka-Tokujira・Ishinada・Shinoi Gakudo・Shiono muro・Sanuki Kan'non	Funyu
	70	Imaizumi 5 chome・Takebayashi Jumonji・Horikiri・Nakakaidocho	Kamaidai Danchi
	71	Imaizumi 5 chome・Takebayashi Jumonji・Horikiri・Nakakaidocho・Kawachi chiiki jichi Center	Shirasawa Kawara
		Imaizumi 5 chome・Takebayashi Jumonji・Horikiri・Natsubodai Chuo・Kawachi chiiki jichi Center
	73	Imaizumi 5 chome・Takebayashi Jumonji・Horikiri・Miyukigahara Elementary School	Natsubodai Chuo

Track 9[]

Operator	NO	Via	Destination	Note
Kanto Transportation	12	Hakuyo High school・koshido・Karahiraide iriguchi	Yanada Shako
	12		Matsusita Denki
	80	Joto Elementary・Yanase Kanabori・Hiramatsu Juku・Higashi High School	Mizuhono Danchi
		Joto Elementary・Yanase Kanabori・Hiramatsu Juku・Higashi High school・Midori no Sato irguchi
	81	Joto Elementary・Yanase Kanabori・Hiramatsu Juku・Shimo-Kuwajima	Higashi Fuzakashi
	83	Joto Elementary・Yanase Kanabori・Hiramatsu Juku	Oroshi-kaikan mae
	84	Joto Elementary・Yanase Kanabori・Hiramatsu juku・Higashi Highschool・Mizuhono Danchi・Mandorokoro joganji・Hongodai	Hongodai Nishi Fuzakashi
	85	Chuo Shijo mae・Yanase Kanebori・Higashi Kawata・Yaita Yubinkyoku mae・Minami High school・Kami-Kamo	Kami-Mikawa Shako
		Chuo Shijo mae・Yanase Kanebori・Higashi Kawata・Yaita Yubinkyoku mae・Minami High school・Inter Park Utsunomiya minami・Kami-Kamo

Track 10[]

Operator	NO	Via	Destination	Note
Kanto Transportation	40	Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakura Dori Jumonji・Mitsu no Sawa	Nishi no Miya Danchi
	43	Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakura Dori Jumonji・Mitsu no Sawa・Nojiri	Togami Shako
	43	Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakura Dori Jumonji・Mitsu no Sawa・Nojiri・Nagasaka sakaue・Shirokuwata・Kanuma Station・Toriiato machi[5]	Kanuma Office
		Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakura Dori Jumonji・Mitsu no Sawa・Nojiri・Utsunomiya Kyowa University・Utsunomiya Junior College・Nagasaka sakaue・Shirokuwata・Kanuma Station・Toriiato machi[5]		Any service doesn't pass through Utsunomiya Kyowa University or Utsunomiya Junior College when those schools are closed.

Track 11[]

Operator	NO	Via	Destination	Note
Kanto Transportation	31	Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Ichijo Junior High school・Kawada iriguchi・Prefectural Cancer Center・Esojima Station・Midori 2 chome	Nishi Kawada higashi	There are midnight buses
	25	（via Kyokuryo Dori）Kawada iriguchi・Esojima 4 chome・Imanomiya 1 chome・Tochigi Prefectural Animal Welfare Center	Suzumenomiya Station

Track 12[]

• ［25］Suzumenomiya Jieitai・Ishibashi Station (Tochigi) via Ishibashi Highschool
• ［36］Tsuruta Station via Rokudo tsuji・Nishi Kawada higashi
• ［41］Tochigi Prefectural Driver License Center・Niregi Shako via Niregi Station
• Free Shuttle Bus - Utsunomiya Velodrome

Track 13[]

• ［34］Tsuruta Station via Yozei Dori
• ［37］Tsuruta Station・Nishi-Kawada Station via Sakura Dori

Track 14[]

Former Toya Kotsu (Kanto Transportation)

• Kazuhisa via Imaizumi 9 chome
• Okamoto Station (Tochigi) via Ueno Danchi
• Ujiie Station via Okamoto Station (Tochigi) and Hōshakuji Station
• Bell Mall／Seppo-ji／Kameyama／Hashiba/Mooka Office via Mōka Station
• Mashiko Station via Nanai Station and Togei Messe iriguchi　※There are partly services pass through Bell Mall
• Kaisei Joshi Gakuin
• Takebayahsi Jumonji／Hiraide Industrial Apartment Complex via Mine
• Bell Mall

Track 15[]

Toya Kotsu (Kanto Transportation)

• Okamoto Station (Tochigi) via Miyukigahara Motomachi

Track 16[]

Highway buses operated by Kanto Transportation depart from and arrive at this track.

• Marronnier（For Narita Airport）（Kanto Transportation・Chiba Kotsu）
• Marronnier（For Haneda Airport）（Kanto Transportation・Airport Transport Service）
• Tochinoki （For Universal Studios Japan via Kyoto Station・Osaka Station）（Kanto Transportation・Kintetsu Bus）
• Night bus Nagoya Line（For Nagoya Station）（Fukushima Transportation・Meitetsu Bus）^[6][7][8]
• Kita-Kanto Liner（For Mito Station via Akatsuka Station）（Kanto Transportation・Ibaraki Transportation）
• School Bus - Sakushin Gakuin University

Track 38[]

• ［34］Utsunomiya City Circular-route Bus "Kibuna"

East Exit[]

Track 3[]

Operator	NO	Via	Destination	Note
Kanto Transportation	02・Hiramatsu Motomachi Line	Yanasemachi Jumonji・Hiramatsu Motomachi nishi・Kenei Hiramastu Motomachi Jutaku mae・Hiramastu Motomachi Kominkan・Hiramastu Motomachi nishi・Yanasemachi Jumonji	（Circular-route）Utsunomiya Station
	02	Bell Mall・Utsunomiya University
	02	Utsunomiya University・Bell Mall
	11	Bypass Jumonji・Naka-Hiraide	Yanada Shako
	11	Bypass Jumonji・Youto 4 chome
		Bypass Jumonji・Youto 4 chome・Bell Mall
		Bypass Jumonji・Youto 4 chome	Bell Mall
	10	Yadosatomachi Jumoji・JR Ustunomiya Station・Tobu Utsunomiya Station・Sakushin Gakuin University	Komanyu Office

Track 4[]

Operator	Via	Destination	Note
Kanto Transportation (Toya Kotsu)	Bypass Jumoji・Yoto 3 chome・Kami-Hiraide iriguchi・Hiraide Industrial Danchi・Miyuki Koban mae	Okamoto Station (Tochigi)	Runs on only weekdays
	Bypass Jumoji・Yoto 3 chome・Kami-Hiraide iriguchi・Hiraide Industrial Danchi	Miyuki Koban mae	Runs on only weekdays
	Bypass Jumoji・Yoto 3 chome・Bell Mall・Kami-Hiraide iriguchi・Hiraide Industrial Danchi・Miyuki Koban mae	Okamoto Station (Tochigi)	Runs on only holidays
	Bypass Jumoji・Yoto 3 chome・Bell Mall・Kita Koshido machi・Imaizumi Municipal Residence	（Circular-route）Utsunomiya Station
	Imaizumi Municipal Residence・Kita Koshido・Utsunomiya City Soccer・Yoto 3 chome・Bypass Jumoji・Yoto	（Circular-route）Utsunomiya Station
	Marronnier Plaza mae・Higashi Library・kita Koshido machi	Hiraide Industrial Danchi
	Bypass Jumoji・Yoto 3 chome・Bell Mall・Hiraishi Elementary School・koteyama Jujiro	Kaisei Gakuin
	Utsunomiya University・Hiramastu Motomachi・Higashi highschool・Oroshi Danchi・Tohocho	（Circular-route）Utsunomiya Station

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Japan

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Utsunomiya Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)