{"id":992,"date":"2018-09-13T04:20:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T04:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uenostation.com\/?page_id=992"},"modified":"2018-09-13T04:20:48","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T04:20:48","slug":"jr-utsunomiya-line-for-omiya-utsunomiya-and-nasushiobara","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uenostation.com\/jr-utsunomiya-line-for-omiya-utsunomiya-and-nasushiobara\/","title":{"rendered":"The JR Utsunomiya Line for Omiya, Utsunomiya and Nasushiobara"},"content":{"rendered":"

The JR Utsunomiya Line is the name given to a section of the Tohoku Main Line that runs between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Kuroiso Station in Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture. Very few trains go all the way from Ueno to Kuroiso however, so for destinations beyond Utsunomiya a transfer may be necessary.<\/p>\n

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A local train bound for Utsunomiya at Platform 15 JR Ueno Station<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

At JR Ueno Station, Utsunomiya Line services depart from platforms 5, 6, 13, 14, and 15. Because this is a JR line, all services are fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Key Destinations from Ueno<\/h2>\n

A variety of Limited Express, Rapid, and Local services all run along the Utsunomiya Line between JR Ueno and Kuroiso stations. The following destinations are on this line:<\/p>\n

Ueno > Oku > Akabane > Urawa > Saitama-Shintoshin > Omiya > Toro > Higashi-Omiya > Hasuda > Shiraoka > Shin-Shiraoka > Kuki > Higashi-Washinomiya > Kurihashi > Koga > Nogi > Mamada > Oyama > Koganei > Jichi Medical University > Ishibashi > Suzumenomiya > Utsunomiya > Okamoto > Hoshakuji > Ujiie > Kamasusaka > Kataoka > Yaita > Nozaki > Nishi-Nasuno > Nasushiobara > Kuroiso<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Utsunomiya Line and Takasaki Line share the same track between Ueno and Omiya, so Takasaki Line<\/a> services can also be used to reach destinations on that part of the line. Information about the all key destinations on the JR Utsunomiya Line is given below with example fares and train times given from JR Ueno Station.<\/p>\n

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Departure information at JR Ueno Station<\/p><\/div>\n

Oku Station<\/h3>\n

Oku Station is a 17 minute walk from Kyu-Furukawa Gardens. The gardens include a Western style house which was designed by British architect, Josiah Conder and built in 1917; a traditional Japanese garden; and a Western style rose garden.<\/p>\n

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<\/i>  Train fare: 160 yen
\n<\/i>  Train time: 5 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Akabane Station<\/h3>\n

Akabane Nature Observation Park is a 14 minute walk from Akabane Station. The park features natural wetlands and woodland with native species of trees and also has a barbecue site. Akabane Ichibangai is a shopping district just to the north of Akabane Station which has lots of cheap and cheerful dining venues and bars.<\/p>\n

Transfer here to JR East\u2019s Shonan-Shinjuku Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Takasaki Line, and Saikyo Line. Akabane-Iwabuchi Station is a ten minute walk to the north and there you can transfer to the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line.<\/p>\n

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<\/i>  Train fare: 170 yen
\n<\/i>  Train time: 9 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Urawa Station<\/h3>\n

Transfer here to JR East\u2019s Utsunomiya Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, and Shonan-Shinjuku Line.<\/p>\n

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<\/i>  Train fare: 390 yen
\n<\/i>  Train time: 18 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Saitama-Shintoshin Station<\/h3>\n

The sports and music venue, Saitama Super Arena is an 8 minute walk from this station.<\/p>\n

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<\/i>  Train fare: 470 yen
\n<\/i>  Train time: 22 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Omiya Station<\/h3>\n

Omiya Station is convenient for the Japan Mint Museum, Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore, and the ancient Hikawa Shrine.<\/p>\n

Omiya Station is an important transportation hub. Transfers can be made here to Shonan-Shinjuku Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Saikyo Line, and Kawagoe Line. The following shinkansen services also run from Omiya Station: the Tohoku Shinkansen, the Yamagata Shinkansen, the Akita Shinkansen, the Joetsu Shinkansen, and the Hokuriku Shinkansen. Transfers can also be made here to the Tobu Urban Park Line, and Saitama New Urban Transit\u2019s \u201cNew Shuttle\u201d on the Ina Line.<\/p>\n

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<\/i>  Train fare: 470 yen
\n<\/i>  Train time: 25 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Toro Station<\/h3>\n

Toro Station is convenient for Omiya Railway Museum and Omiya Bonsai Village.<\/p>\n

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<\/i>  Train fare: 500 yen
\n<\/i>  Train time: 31 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Kuki Station<\/h3>\n

Transfer here to the Tobu Isesaki Line.<\/p>\n

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<\/i>  Train fare: 840 yen
\n<\/i>  Train time: 49 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Kurihashi Station<\/h3>\n

Transfer here to the Tobu Nikko Line.<\/p>\n

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<\/i>  Train fare: 970 yen
\n<\/i>  Train time: 58 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Oyama Station<\/h3>\n

Transfer here to the Tohoku Shinkansen, and JR East\u2019s Mito Line and Ryomo Line.<\/p>\n

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<\/i>  Train fare: 1,320 yen
\n<\/i>  Train time: 1 hour and 20 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Utsunomiya Station<\/h3>\n

Utsunomiya is the capital city of Tochigi Prefecture. The city is famous for its Chinese-style gyoza fried dumplings, and has a large number of gyoza specialty restaurants serving dumplings with many various fillings. Because of this, there is a large gyoza-shaped statue outside Utsunomiya Station, and a gyoza festival is held every year on the first weekend of November in Castle Ruins Park.<\/p>\n

In addition to its dumplings, Utsunomiya also has a number of fascinating historical and cultural attractions.<\/p>\n