Tsuruta Station

Railway station in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

36°32′18″N 139°51′31″E / 36.5382°N 139.8587°E / 36.5382; 139.8587Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Nikkō Line Distance4.8 km from UtsunomiyaPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened2 September 1902PassengersFY20191457 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kanuma towards Nikkō		Nikkō Line		Utsunomiya Terminus

Location
Tsuruta Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Tsuruta Station Tsuruta Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Tsuruta Station (鶴田駅, Tsuruta-eki) is a railway station in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tsuruta Station is served by the Nikkō Line, and is located 4.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Utsunomiya.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform, serving two tracks and connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Nikkō Line	for Utsunomiya
2	■ Nikkō Line	for Kanuma, Imaichi, and Nikkō

History

Tsuruta Station opened on 2 September 1902. Prior to this, the area was served by Togami Station (砥上駅), which was located to the west of present-day Tsuruta Station. Togami Station was closed with the opening of Tsuruta. On 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East with the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR). A new station building was completed in March 2014.^{[citation needed]}