Utsunomiya Line
The Utsunomiya Line (宇都宮線, Utsunomiya-sen) is a 159.9-kilometre (99.4 mi) railway line in Japan. It runs from Ueno station in Tokyo Prefecture to Utsunomiya Station in Tochigi Prefecture. It runs diagonally from south to north in Saitama Prefecture. It is owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East Japan).
| Utsunomiya Line | |
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| Overview | |
| Locale | Tokyo, Saitama, Tochigi, Ibaraki |
| Termini | Ueno Kuroiso |
| Stations | 33 |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Operator(s) | .svg){kind=logo} JR East |
| Depot(s) | Oyama |
| History | |
| Opened | 1883 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 159.9 km (99.4 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary |
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
The colors of the cars are green and orange. It looks similar to the Takasaki line. The maximum speed of this train is 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph). It is possible to go to Kuroiso from Ueno in about an hour and a half.
The Takasaki line including local trains and rapid trains has about six standard-runs per hour in daytime. Sometimes the trains are crowded with students and company employees in major cities, for example Akabane, Urawa, Saitama-Shintoshin, Omiya, Hasuda, Kuki, Koga, Oyama, Utsunomiya, Nasu-Shiobara, Kuroiso.
