Tsuruta Station

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).

Tsuruta Station

鶴田駅
Tsuruta Station in July 2014
LocationNishikawata-machi, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-0151
Japan
Coordinates36.5382°N 139.8587°E / 36.5382; 139.8587
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Nikkō Line
Distance4.8 km from Utsunomiya
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened2 September 1902
Passengers
FY20191457
Location
Tsuruta Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Tsuruta Station
Tsuruta Station (Japan)

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nikkō Line
Utsunomiya Local Kanuma

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1457 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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