Utsunomiya Station


Utsunomiya Station is a railway station in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. The station also is a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company.
Utsunomiya Station East is the current terminus of the Utsunomiya Light Rail line located in front of the East Exit, while Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station is located 1.6 km west of this station.
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Lines

Utsunomiya Station is served by the following JR East lines:

Layout

The elevated Shinkansen platforms are designed to handle 16-car trains. Inbound and outbound trains have their own platform. An additional two through tracks 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 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

Some Nikkō Line trains operate from platform 7. Some Utsunomiya Line trains operate from platform 5.

History

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 37,374 passengers daily.

Utsunomiya Light Rail

Utsunomiya Station East

Utsunomiya Station East is the current terminus of the light rail line, located in front of the East Exit. The station is also called "Light Cube Utsunomiya-mae" named after the nearby convention center.

Utsunomiya Station West

Utsunomiya Light Rail has an extension plan to overcross the JR conventional lines, undercross the elevated Tohoku Shinkansen line, open another station in front of the West Exit, JR Utsunomiya Station West entrance, and extend the line to Tochigi Education Center where points 3km further west. It is scheduled to open in the 2030s.

Bus routes

West Exit

Track 3

It is possible for passengers who have valid Japan Rail Pass to use following all bus routes operated by JR Bus Kanto for free.
OperatorNOViaDestinationNote
JR BUS KANTO11・Suito Nishi LineUtsunomiya University・Koteyama Jūjiro・Dōjōjuku・Haga Industrial Park Management Center・Haga Onsen Roman no Yu・Ubagai・Haga Town Hall East・Ichihana eki iriguchiMotegi Station
JR BUS KANTO11・Suito Nishi LineTōbu eki mae・Sakuradōri JūmonjiSakushin Gakuin High School

Track 4

Track 4 has not been used since August 27, 2023.

Track 5

Buses bound for Fujimigaoka via Hanada and Utsunomiya Commercial high school or Takebayashi and FKD operated by Kanto Transportation depart from and arrive at this track.
OperatorNOViaDestinationNote
Kanto Transportation16Imaizumi 5 chome・Takebayashi JumonjiFujimigaoka Danchi
Kanto Transportation16Imaizumi 5 chome・Takebayahsi Jumonji・Saiseikai HospitalFujimigaoka Danchi
Kanto Transportation16Miyajimacho Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial HighschoolFujimigaoka Danchi
Kanto Transportation18Imaizumi 5 chome・Takebayshi JumonjiSaiseikai Hospital
Kanto Transportation60Imaizumi 5 chome・Takebayashi Jumonji・Saiseikai Hospital・Ustunomiya Kita Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary SchoolTeikyo University
Kanto Transportation60Miyajima Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary schoolToyosatodai or Teikyo UniversityThere are services which don't stop at all bus stops between this bus stop and Teikyo University the last.
Kanto Transportation60Miyajima Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary school・Toyosatodai・Teikyo UniversityUtsunomiya Museum
Kanto Transportation61Miyajima Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary school・Toyosatodai・ShimotaharaUtsunomiya Green Town
Kanto Transportation61Miyajima Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary school・Shimo-TakaraiUtsunomiya Green Town
Kanto Transportation62Miyajima Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary school・Shimotahara・Nakazatobara JumonjiImazato
Kanto Transportation62Miyajima Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary school・Shimotahara・Nakazatobara Jumonji・Imazato・Omiya shitamachiTamanyu Shako
Kanto Transportation64Miyajima Jumonji・Utsunomiya Commercial Highschool・Toyosato Chuo Elementary school・Toyosatodai・Taikyo UniversityNew Fujimigaoka Danchi

Track 6

Buses bound for Otani Kaido Avenue via Babacho and Prefectural operated by Kanto Transportation depart from and arrive at this track.
OperatorNOViaDestinationNote
Kanto Transportation10Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Sakushin Gakuin UniversityKomanyu OfficeThere 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.
Kanto Transportation45Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Sakushin Gakuin University・Shiroyama chiku Citizen Center・・Oya ShiryokanTateiwa
Kanto Transportation46Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Sakushin Gakuin University・Yozei junior high school・Takaragi・NiradukaRomantic Village
Kanto Transportation47Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station・Sakuradori Jumonji・Sakushin Gakuin University・Shiroyama chiku Citizen Center・New Sunpia Tochigi・Kanuma Station・Tori-ato machiKanuma Office

Track 11

OperatorNOViaDestinationNote
Kanto Transportation31Tōbu-Utsunomiya Station・Ichijo Junior High school・Kawada iriguchi・Prefectural Cancer Center・Esojima Station・Midori 2 chomeNishi Kawada higashiThere are midnight buses
Kanto Transportation25 Kawada iriguchi・Esojima 4 chome・Imanomiya 1 chome・Tochigi Prefectural Animal Welfare CenterSuzumenomiya Station

Track 12

Track 13

Track 14

Former Toya Kotsu

Track 15

Toya Kotsu

Track 16

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

Track 38

  • Utsunomiya City Circular-route Bus "Kibuna"