Minami-Utsunomiya Station

Minami-Utsunomiya Station (南宇都宮駅, Minami-Utsunomiya-eki) is a railway station in the city of 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 August 2021
General information
Location2-8-23 Yoshino, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi-ken 320-0838
Japan
Coordinates36.5440°N 139.8718°E / 36.5440; 139.8718
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)■ Tobu Utsunomiya Line
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
Station codeTN-39
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened17 April 1932
Previous namesYakkyujomae (until 1932)
Passengers
FY20191205 daily
Location
Minami-Utsunomiya Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Minami-Utsunomiya Station
Minami-Utsunomiya Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Minami-Utsunomiya Station is located in Japan
Minami-Utsunomiya Station
Minami-Utsunomiya Station
Minami-Utsunomiya Station (Japan)

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1205 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

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.
  2. 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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