- Utsunomiya Station
is a JR East railway station located in Utsunomiya,
Tochigi Prefecture ,Japan .Tōbu Utsunomiya Station is located 1.6 km west of this station.Lines serving Utsunomiya
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Tōhoku Shinkansen
*Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line )
*Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (Offers Direct service to Zushi and Shinjuku, traveling over the Utsunomiya Line from Utsunomiya to Ōmiya.
*Nikkō Line
*Karasuyama Line (Limited direct service. Most trips require a transfer at Hōshakuji.)Platform usage
* Some
Nikkō Line trains operate from platform 7. SomeUtsunomiya Line trains operate from platform 5.urrounding area
History
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July 16 ,1885 : Station opens on what is now the Tōhoku Main Line. The station also sells Japan's first Eki-ben lunch.
*June 1 ,1890 : Nikkō Line begins operation
*June 23 ,1982 : Tōhoku Shinkansen begins operation
*November 18 ,2001 : Introduction ofSuica -enabled ticket gates.
*October 12 ,2003 : Introduction ofSuica -enabled ticket gates for Shinkansen passes.
*January 29 ,2008 : Introduction ofSuica -only ticket gates.Adjacent stations
External links
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=248 JR East's page on Utsunomiya Station (in Japanese)]
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