Tōbu Utsunomiya Line

For other lines in the area with the same name, see Utsunomiya Line (disambiguation).

Tobu Utsunomiya Line
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An 8000 series EMU on the Tobu Utsunomiya Line, October 2008
Overview
Native name	東武宇都宮線
Owner	Tobu Railway
Locale	Kantō Region
Termini	Shin-Tochigi Tōbu Utsunomiya
Stations	11
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Rolling stock	Tobu 350 series, Tobu 8000 series, Tobu 20400 series EMUs
History
Opened	1931
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
Operating speed	90 km/h (56 mph)

The Tōbu Utsunomiya Line (東武宇都宮線, Tōbu Utsunomiya-sen) is a 24.3-kilometre (15.1 mi) 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
TN12	Shin-Tochigi	新栃木	0.0	TN Tobu Nikko Line	Tochigi
TN31	Yashū-Hirakawa	野州平川	2.0
TN32	Yashū-Ōtsuka	野州大塚	3.9
TN33	Mibu	壬生	7.3		Mibu, Shimotsuga District
TN34	Kuniya	国谷	10.8
TN35	Omocha-no-Machi	おもちゃのまち	12.6
TN36	Yasuzuka	安塚	14.8
TN37	Nishi-Kawada	西川田	18.3		Utsunomiya
TN38	Esojima	江曽島	20.3
TN39	Minami-Utsunomiya	南宇都宮	22.1
TN40	Tōbu-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)
• Tobu 20400 series 4-car EMUs^[1]

• 
  A 4-car 350 series EMU on a Shimotsuke service, December 2008
• 
  A 4-car 8000 series EMU, February 2015
• 
  A 4-car 20400 series EMU, June 2019

History

The entire line opened in 1931, electrified at 1,500 V DC.^[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tobu Utsunomiya Line stations adopting the prefix "TN" in orange.^[3]

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

References

1. 東武20400形が営業運転を開始 [Tobu 20400 series begins commercial operation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
3. 「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. Retrieved 26 May 2015.