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Utsunomiya Station

Utsunomiya Station
宇都宮駅
Tohoku line utunomiya sta-01.jpg
Station and the connecting pedestrian walkway
Location ,
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened 1885

Utsunomiya Station (宇都宮駅 Utsunomiya-eki?) is a railway station in , Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Tōbu Utsunomiya Station is located 1.6 km west of this station.

Utsunomiya Station is served by the following JR East lines.

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.

In fiscal 2008, Utsunomiya Station was used by an average of 35,416 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Coordinates: 36°33′34″N 139°53′55″E / 36.559532°N 139.898529°E / 36.559532; 139.898529


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