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Tōbu Utsunomiya Line

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Native name
  
東武宇都宮線

Locale
  
Kantō Region

Opened
  
1931

Termini
  
Shin-Tochigi Station

Type
  
Commuter rail

Stations
  
11

Owner
  
Tobu Railway

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Rolling stock
  
Tobu 350 series, Tobu 8000 series EMUs

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.

Contents

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

Stations

All stations are in Tochigi Prefecture.

Rolling stock

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

    • 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.

    References

    Tōbu Utsunomiya Line Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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