is a railway station in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines Tsuruta Station is served by the Nikkō Line, and is located 4.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .
Station layout The station consists of one island platform, 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 with the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (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 Tsuruta Ekimae Post Office
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East station information