# Utsunomiya Line [![20240827212407_1.jpg](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-08/scaled-1680-/IY5c38srCAzgOVDU-20240827212407-1.jpg)](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-08/IY5c38srCAzgOVDU-20240827212407-1.jpg) ### Introducing Utsunomiya Line is the nickname for trains operating on the 163.3 km long section of the Tōhoku Main Line (between Tōkyō Station and Morioka Station) between Tōkyō and Kuroiso Station.The Utsunomiya Line nickname has been in use since March 10, 1990, at the suggestion of the municipalities along the railway line. In the past, many limited express and sleeper trains to Tōhoku and Hokkaidō used to run, but now Local and rapid trains dominate the timetable. The current operation system is separated at Utsunomiya Station. South of Utsunomiya, the Ueno Tōkyō Line and Shōnan Shinjuku Line provide commuter and school transportation in the Tōkyō metropolitan area. On the section north of Utsunomiya (some early mornings are between Oyama/Koganei and Utsunomiya), one-man operation is used to provide interregional transportation within Tochigi Prefecture. After leaving Kuroiso Station, the train heads to Ueno Station, the northern gateway to Tōkyō, and Tōkyō Station, the center of Tōkyō, via Nasu-Shiobara Station, the gateway to Nasu, Utsunomiya Station, known as the city of dumplings, and Omiya Station, the largest terminal in Saitama Prefecture. We hope you will enjoy the Utsunomiya Line DLC as you travel through the Kantō Plain, experiencing the changing landscape from Tochigi Prefecture to Tōkyō, including sprawling rural landscapes, suburban residential areas, and buildings in the city center. ### Key data - Total length : 163.3 km - Number of stations : 34 - Safety system : [ATP-P](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/link/36#bkmrk-ats-p) - Train model : [E233-3000 series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E233_series#E233-3000_series) (10/15 cars) - Max speed: - Kuroiso ~ Utsunomiya : 100 km/h - Utsunomiya ~ Tōkyō: 110 km/h - Max speed after signals : - Reduced speed (green/yellow): 65 km/h → Utsunomiya → 75 km/h - Caution (yellow): 45 km/h → Utsunomiya → 55 km/h - Speed restriction (yellow/yellow): 25 km/h - Routes: - Koganei ~ Tōkyō (1539E) : Local train - 15 cars - 20 stations - 88.3 km - Utsunomiya ~ Tōkyō (1567E) : Local train - 15 cars - 24 stations - 109.5 km - Koganei ~ Tōkyō (1591E) : Local train - 15 cars - 20 stations - 88.3 km - Kuroiso ~ Ueno (3520M) : Rapid "Rabbit" train - 10 cars - 24 stations - 159.7 km - Automatic announcements: No - Conductor announcements: Yes - Driver announcement ([pointing-and-calling](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/pointing-and-calling)): Yes ### Features Train no. 1567E also operates on the Tokaido line, making it possible to link Utsunomiya ~ Tōkyō ~ Hiratsuka, a journey of over 170km. ### Stations list
**Station name** **Japanese name** **Services****JRETS connections**
**Local** **Rapide Rabbit**
Kuroiso黒磯
Nasushiobara那須塩原
Nishi-Nasuno西那須野
Nozaki野崎
Yaita矢板
Kataoka片岡
Kamasusaka蒲須坂
Ujiie氏家
Hōshakuji宝積寺
Okamoto岡本
Utsunomiya宇都宮
Suzumenomiya雀宮
Ishibashi石橋
Jichi Medical University自治医大
Koganei小金井
Oyama小山
Mamada間々田**|**
Nogi野木**|**
Koga\*古河
Kurihashi栗橋**|**
Higashi-Washinomiya東鷲宮**|**
Kuki久喜
Shin-Shiraoka新白岡**|**
Shiraoka白岡**|**
Hasuda蓮田
Higashi-Ōmiya東大宮**|**
Toro土呂**|**
Ōmiya大宮JK [Keihin-Tōhoku](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/keihin-tohoku-negishi-line) JA [Saikyō / Kawagoe](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/saikyo-kawagoe-line) JU [Takasaki](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/takasaki-line)
Saitama-Shintoshinさいたま新都心**|**JK [Keihin-Tōhoku](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/keihin-tohoku-negishi-line) JU [Takasaki](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/takasaki-line)
Urawa浦和JK [Keihin-Tōhoku](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/keihin-tohoku-negishi-line) JU [Takasaki](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/takasaki-line)
Akabane赤羽JK [Keihin-Tōhoku](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/keihin-tohoku-negishi-line) JA [Saikyō / Kawagoe](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/saikyo-kawagoe-line) JU [Takasaki](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/takasaki-line)
Oku尾久**|**JU [Takasaki](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/takasaki-line)
Ueno上野JJ [Jōban](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/joban-line) JK [Keihin-Tōhoku](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/keihin-tohoku-negishi-line) JU [Takasaki](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/takasaki-line) JY [Yamanote](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/yamanote-line)
Tokyo 東京 JT [Tōkaidō](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/tokaido-line) JY [Yamanote](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/yamanote-line) JK [Keihin–Tōhoku](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/keihin-tohoku-negishi-line) JO [Sōbu (Rapid)](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/sobu-line-rapid-narita-line) JE [Keiyō](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/keiyo-line) (last stop) JJ [Jōban](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/joban-line) JC [Chūō](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/chuo-line-rapid-service) (last stop) JO [Yokosuka](https://bookstack.cracrayol.org/books/jr-east-train-simulator-english/page/yokosuka-line) (last stop)
### Movie ### Useful links Wikipedia : [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utsunomiya\_Line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utsunomiya_Line) Driver's guide and timetables: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1kbnimHrP3imiH2sykZER\_3eT8ikuv-SbDszYWIuVu9w/edit](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1kbnimHrP3imiH2sykZER_3eT8ikuv-SbDszYWIuVu9w/edit)