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Minami-Utsunomiya Station

Railway station in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

36°32′38″N 139°52′18″E / 36.5440°N 139.8718°E / 36.5440; 139.8718Operated by

Tobu RailwayLine(s)■ Tobu Utsunomiya LinePlatforms1 island platformOther informationStation codeTN-39WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened17 April 1932Previous namesYakkyujomae (until 1932)PassengersFY20191205 daily Services

Preceding station	Tobu Railway			Following station
Esojima TN38 towards Shin-Tochigi		Utsunomiya Line		Tōbu-Utsunomiya TN40 Terminus

Location
Minami-Utsunomiya Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Minami-Utsunomiya Station Minami-Utsunomiya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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".

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

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

References

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