Jichiidai Station

Jichi-idai Station 自治医大駅
File:Jichiidai-eki-1.jpg Jichi-idai East entrance, December 2006
Location	3-13-3 Idaimae, Shimotsuke, Tochigi （栃木県下野市医大前三丁目13-3） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Utsunomiya Line Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1983
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	3,702 daily

Jichi-idai Station (自治医大駅, Jichi-idai eki) is a railway station on the Utsunomiya Line in Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is named for Jichi Medical University.

Lines

Jichi-idai Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and is 90.7 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. Through services to and from the Tokaido Line and Yokosuka Line are also provided via the Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line.

Station layout

This station has an elevated station building, located above one island platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Utsunomiya Line	for Oyama, Ōmiya, and Ueno
	■ Shonan-Shinjuku Line	for Utsunomiya for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, and Zushi
2	■ Utsunomiya Line	for Utsunomiya and Kuroiso

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Utsunomiya Line
Koganei		Commuter Rapid		Ishibashi
Koganei		Rapid		Ishibashi
Kogane		Local		Ishibashi

History

Jichi-idai Station opened on 27 April 1983. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Jichi Medical University
• Japan National Route 4

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)