Minami-Utsunomiya Station

Minami-Utsunomiya Station (南宇都宮駅, Minami-Utsunomiya-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Utsunomiya Line in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-39".

Minami-Utsunomiya Station

南宇都宮駅
Minami-Utsunomiya Station in January 2007
Location2-8-23 Yoshino, Utsunomiya, Tochigi
(栃木県宇都宮市吉野二丁目8-23)
Japan
Operated byTobu Railway
Line(s)Tobu Utsunomiya Line
Other information
Station codeTN-39
History
Opened1932
Previous namesYakkyujomae (until 1932)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)1110 daily

Lines

Minami-Utsunomiya Station is served by the Tobu Utsunomiya Line, and is 22.1 km from the starting point of the line at Shin-Tochigi.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

1  Tobu Utsunomiya Line for Tōbu Utsunomiya
2  Tobu Utsunomiya Line for Tochigi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōbu Utsunomiya Line
Limited Express Shimotsuke: Does not stop at this station
Esojima - Tōbu Utsunomiya

History

Minami-Utsunomiya Station opened on 17 April 1932 as Yakkyujomae Station (野球場前駅). It was renamed to its present name on 15 December 1932.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Minami-Utsunomiya Station becoming "TN-39".[1]

Surrounding area

  • Utsunomiya Culture Center
  • Utsnomiya Public Library

See also

References

  1. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

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