Nasushiobara Station

Nasushiobara Station
那須塩原駅

Nasushiobara Station in August 2009
Location Ōharama, Nasushiobara, Tochigi
（栃木県那須塩原市大原間）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Connections Bus stop
History
Opened 1898
Previous names Higashi-Nasuno (until 1982)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 5,069 daily[1]
Location
Nasushiobara Station
Location within Japan

Nasushiobara Station (那須塩原駅 Nasushiobara-eki) is a railway station in Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nasushiobara Station is served by both the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line) and the high-speed Tohoku Shinkansen, and lies 157.8 kilometers from the starting point of both lines at Tokyo.

Station layout

This station has two elevated side platforms with the station building underneath for Tohoku Shinkansen services, and two ground-level island platforms serving three tracks for Utsunomiya Line services. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1,2 ■ Tohoku Shinkansen for Sendai, Morioka, and Yamagata
5 ■ Tohoku Shinkansen for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
7 ■ Utsunomiya Line for Kuroiso
8 ■ Utsunomiya Line for Kuroiso
for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
9 ■ Utsunomiya Line for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tohoku Shinkansen
Utsunomiya   Yamabiko   Shin-Shirakawa
Utsunomiya   Nasuno   Shin-Shirakawa
Utsunomiya Line
Nishi-Nasuno   Commuter Rapid   Kuroiso
Nishi-Nasuno   Rapid   Kuroiso
Nishi-Nasuno   Local   Kuroiso

History

Higashi-Nasuno Station in the 1970s

The station opened on November 24, 1898, originally named Higashi-Nasuno Station (東那須野駅). From October 12, 1909, the station became part of the Tohoku Main Line.

On June 23, 1982, the Tohoku Shinkansen opened, and the station was renamed Nasushiobara.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [FY2014 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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Coordinates: 36°55′54″N 140°01′14″E / 36.931678°N 140.020666°E / 36.931678; 140.020666

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