Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station | |
Native Name: | 東武宇都宮駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 5-4 Miyazono-cho, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi-ken 320-0808 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | Tobu Railway |
Line: | Tobu Utsunomiya Line |
Distance: | 18.3 km from |
Platforms: | 1 bay platform |
Tracks: | 2 |
Connections: | Bus stop |
Code: | TN-40 |
Opened: | 11 August 1931 |
Passengers: | 9604 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Tochigi Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station |
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".
Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station forms the northern terminus of the 24.3 km Tobu Utsunomiya Line from .
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.
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]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9604 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
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.