Utsunomiya Line
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Utsunomiya Line (宇都宮線 Utsunomiya-sen?) is the name of two railway lines that serve the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan. However, most references made to the "Utsunomiya Line" are generally referencing JR East's line.
- The (JR) Utsunomiya Line is the 159.9 kilometre portion of the JR East Tohoku Main Line. It runs from Ueno Station to Kuroiso Station.
- See Tobu Utsunomiya Line for the 24.3 kilometre line which runs from Shin-Tochigi Station in Tochigi to Tobu Utsunomiya Station in Utsunomiya. It is owned and operated by Tobu Railway.
Currently the word "Utsunomiya Line" more often indicates the JR Utsunomiya Line, especially in non-Tobu environment or context. The Tobu Utsunomiya Line is commonly just referred to as the "Tobu Line" by residents of the neighbourhood.
[edit] Stations and Service on the JR Utsunomiya Line
Train Classification | ||||||||
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Station | Distance from Ueno |
Shonan Shinjuku Line | Rapid "Rabbit" | Commuter Rapid | Home Liner Koga | Connecting Lines | Location | |
Local | Rapid | |||||||
Ueno | 0.0 | The Shonan Shinjuku Line provides direct through service to the Yokosuka Line | ● | ● | ● | JR:Tōhoku Shinkansen・Yamanote Line・Keihin Tōhoku Line・Jōban Line・Takasaki Line Tokyo Metro:Ginza Line・Hibiya Line Keisei Railway:Keisei Main Line(Keisei Ueno Station) |
Tokyo | |
Oku | 4.8 | | | ● | | | ||||
Akabane | 9.8 | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | JR:Keihin Tōhoku Line・Takasaki Line・Shonan Shinjuku Line | |
Urawa | 20.8 | | | | | ● | ● | ▲ | JR:Keihin Tōhoku Line | Saitama |
Saitama-Shintoshin | 25.3 | | | | | | | | | | | JR:Keihin Tōhoku Line | |
Omiya | 26.9 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | JR:Tōhoku Shinkansen・Jōetsu Shinkansen・Keihin Tōhoku Line・Saitama Line・Kawagoe Line・Takasaki Line Tobu:Noda Line Saitama New Urban Transport:Ina Line |
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Toro | 29.9 | ● | | | | | | | | | ||
Higashi Omiya | 32.0 | ● | | | | | | | ● | ||
Hasuda | 35.8 | ● | ● | ● | | | ● | ||
Shiraoka | 40.1 | ● | | | | | | | | | ||
Shin-shiraoka | 42.5 | ● | | | | | | | | | ||
Kuki | 45.5 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Tobu:Isesaki Line | |
Higashi-washinomiya | 48.2 | ● | | | | | | | | | ||
Kuribashi | 53.8 | ● | | | | | | | | | Tobu:Nikkō Line | |
Koga | 61.3 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Ibaraki | |
Nogi | 66.0 | ● | | | | | | | Trains originating at Shinjuku stop at Ikebukuro | Tochigi | |
Mamada Station | 69.9 | ● | | | | | | | |||
Oyama | 77.2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | JR:Tōhoku Shinkansen・Ryomo Line・Mito Line | ||
Koganei | 84.7 | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
Jichi-idai | 87.3 | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
Ishibashi | 92.0 | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
Utsunomiya Freight Station | 93.2 | | | | | | | | | |||
Suzumenomiya | 98.4 | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
Utsunomiya | 106.1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | JR:Tōhoku Shinkansen・Nikkō Line・Karasuyama Line^ | ||
Okamoto | 112.3 | ● | ● | |||||
Hōshakuji | 117.8 | ● | ● | JR:Karasuyama Line | ||||
Ujiie | 123.7 | ● | ● | |||||
Kamasusaka | 128.2 | ● | ● | |||||
Kataoka | 132.1 | ● | ● | |||||
Yaita | 138.4 | ● | ● | |||||
Nozaki | 143.2 | ● | ● | |||||
Nishi-Nasuno | 148.4 | ● | ● | |||||
Nasushiobara | 154.4 | ● | ● | JR:Tōhoku Shinkansen | ||||
Kuroiso | 159.9 | ● | ● | JR:Tōhoku Line |
●:Served by all trains ▲:Home Liner Koga trains originating from Shinjuku do not stop、trains originating from Ueno do. |: No service
- Trains classified as "Local" (not shown above) stop at all stations except Utsunomiya Freight Station.
^Limited service. Most trips originate/terminate at Hōshakuji
[edit] Summary of service
Most Utsunomiya line trains originate at Ueno and terminate at Utsunomiya, meaning that most trips along the length of the Utsunomiya Line require at least one transfer. However, the following exceptions exist:
(Data based on JR East's schedule as of September 22, 2006
Time | |
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5 | 36 |
6 | 41 |
7 | 33 |
8 | 11 27 52 |
9 | 07 35 |
10 | 05 50 |
11 | 20 |
12 | 35 |
13 | 05 20 |
14 | 20 |
15 | 20 50 |
16 | 41 |
17 | 11 36 56 |
18 | 12 33 51 |
19 | 09 25 33 44 55 |
20 | 40 |
21 | 12 30 |
22 | 07 30 |
23 | 27 |
Roughly every second Shonan-Shinjuku Line travelling on the Utsunomiya line terminates at Koganei instead of Utsunomiya. One Shonan-Shinjuku Line train (leaving Shinjuku at 17:41) continues on to Kuroiso.