Jichi Medical University Station

Jichi Medical University Station (自治医大駅, Jichi-idai eki) is a railway station on the Utsunomiya Line in Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is named for Jichi Medical University.

Jichi Medical University Station

自治医大駅
Jichi Medical University Station East entrance, December 2006
Location3-13-3 Idaimae, Shimotsuke, Tochigi
（栃木県下野市医大前三丁目13-3）
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1983
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)3,702 daily[1]

Lines

Jichi Medical University Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and is 90.7 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. Through services to and from the Tokaido Line and Yokosuka Line are also provided via the Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line.

Station layout

This station has an elevated station building, located above one island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms
1 ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
■ Shōnan–Shinjuku Line for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line)
2 ■ Utsunomiya Line for Utsunomiya, Nasushiobara, Kuroiso

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Utsunomiya Line
Koganei   Commuter Rapid   Ishibashi
Koganei   Rapid Rabbit   Ishibashi
Koganei   Local & Rapid Acty   Ishibashi
Shonan-Shinjuku Line
Koganei   Rapid   Ishibashi
Koganei   Local   Ishibashi

History

Jichi Medical University Station opened on 27 April 1983. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [FY2014 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

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