is a

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in the city of

Utsunomiya, Tochigi is the prefectural capital city of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 519,223, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Utsunomiya is famous for its ''gyoza'' ...

, Japan, operated by the

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East).

Lines

Tsuruta Station is served by the

Nikkō Line The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects to . Both the Tobu and JR East railway stations in Nikkō are located within walking distance of each other. Station list * Trains can pass each other at ...

, and is located 4.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one

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, serving two tracks and connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Tsuruta Station opened on 2 September 1902. Prior to this, the area was served by , 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 The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

with the privatization of the

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(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).

Surrounding area

* Esojima Station, on the

Tobu Utsunomiya Line is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...

* Tsuruta Ekimae Post Office

References

External links

JR East station information
{{Nikkō Line Railway stations in Tochigi Prefecture Nikkō Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1902 Utsunomiya