Nasushiobara Station

Nasushiobara Station is served by both the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line) and the high-speed Tohoku Shinkansen, and lies 157.8 kilometers from the starting point of both lines at Tokyo.

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 Kōriyama and Fukushima
5	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
7	■ Utsunomiya Line	for Kuroiso
8	■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Kuroiso for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via Tokaido Line)
9	■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via Tokaido Line)

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 (albeit with a different romanization).

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5291 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1] The Tohoku Shinkansen portion of the station was used by an average of 3371 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

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