Nozaki Station (Tochigi)

Nozaki Station (野崎駅, Nozaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōtawara, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nozaki Station 野崎駅
Nozaki Station, September 2010
General information
Location	Usuba, Ōtawara-shi, Tochigi-ken 324-0035 Japan
Coordinates	36.8439°N 139.9580°E / 36.8439; 139.9580
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	146.6 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 February 1897
Passengers
FY2019	1306 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yaita towards Tokyo Utsunomiya Line Local Nishi-Nasuno towards Kuroiso
Location Nozaki Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Nozaki Station Nozaki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Nozaki Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and lies 146.6 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

This station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, platform 2 is not in use. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Utsunomiya Line	for Nasushiobara and Kuroiso
3	■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via JT Tokaido Line)

History

Nozaki Station opened on 25 February 1897.^[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1306 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 4
• National Route 461

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. JR East station information. (in Japanese)
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Nozaki Station (Tochigi) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)

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