Tōbu Utsunomiya Line

Tobu Utsunomiya Line
300px An 8000 series EMU on the Tobu Utsunomiya Line, October 2008
Overview
Native name	東武宇都宮線
Type	Heavy rail
Locale	Kantō Region
Termini	Shin-Tochigi Tōbu Utsunomiya
Stations	11
Operation
Opened	1931
Owner	Tobu Railway
Rolling stock	Tobu 350 series, Tobu 8000 series EMUs
Technical
Line length	24.3 km (15.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary

The Tōbu Utsunomiya Line (東武宇都宮線, Tōbu Utsunomiya-sen) is a 24.3-kilometre railway line in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It connects Shin-Tochigi Station in Tochigi with Tobu Utsunomiya Station in Utsunomiya.

Shin-Tochigi Station offers connections to the Tōbu Nikkō Line and the Tobu Main Line network.

Stations

All stations are in Tochigi Prefecture.

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
TN-12	Shin-Tochigi	新栃木	0.0	■ Tobu Nikko Line	Tochigi
TN-31	Yashū-Hirakawa	野州平川	2.0
TN-32	Yashū-Ōtsuka	野州大塚	3.9
TN-33	Mibu	壬生	7.3		Mibu, Shimotsuga District
TN-34	Kuniya	国谷	10.8
TN-35	Omocha-no-Machi	おもちゃのまち	12.6
TN-36	Yasuzuka	安塚	14.8
TN-37	Nishi-Kawada	西川田	18.3		Utsunomiya
TN-38	Esojima	江曽島	20.3
TN-39	Minami-Utsunomiya	南宇都宮	22.1
TN-40	Tobu Utsunomiya	東武宇都宮	24.3

Rolling stock

• Tobu 350 series EMUs (Shimotsuke limited express services)
• Tobu 8000 series 4-car EMUs (all-stations "Local" services)

• TOBURAILWAY SERIES350 LTDEXP SHIMOTUKE.JPG

  A 4-car 350 series EMU on a Shimotsuke service, December 2008

• Tobu-utsunomiya-line-emu8000.JPG

  A 4-car 8000 series EMU, February 2015

History

The entire line opened in 1931, electrified at 1,500 V DC.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tobu Utsunomiya Line stations adopting the prefix "TN" in orange.

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan