Nasushiobara Station

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Nasushiobara Station
那須塩原駅
File:NasushiobaraStation.jpg
Nasushiobara Station, August 2009
Location Ōharama, Nasushiobara, Tochigi
(栃木県那須塩原市大原間)
Japan
Operated by JR East
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  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1898
Previous names Higashi-Nasuno (until 1982)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 5,097 daily

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 km 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
Shin-Shirakawa   Yamabiko   Utsunomiya
Shin-Shirakawa   Nasuno   Utsunomiya
Utsunomiya Line
Nishi-Nasuno   Commuter Rapid   Kuroiso
Nishi-Nasuno   Rapid   Kuroiso
Nishi-Nasuno   Local   Kuroiso

History

File:Higashi-Nasuno Station 1970s.jpg
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.[citation needed]

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

Surrounding area

See also

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