南宇都宮駅

Minami-Utsunomiya Station

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1932 4月17日

The station opened as Yakkyūjō-mae Station, its name originating from the Utsunomiya Jōkyūjō baseball stadium that was established around the same time to the south of the station.

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野球場前駅（やきゅうじょうまええき）として開業。駅名は同時期に駅の南方に開設された「宇都宮常設球場」（1932年 - 1960年、跡地は現：宇都宮市立宮の原小学校）に由来する。

1933 12月15日

It was renamed Minami-Utsunomiya Station.

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南宇都宮駅に改称。

1959

The station received the transfer of freight operations from Tōbu Utsunomiya Station, and a freight shed was set up inside the station, but the time of abolition of freight operations is unknown.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

東武宇都宮駅から貨物営業の移管を受けて構内に貨物上屋を設置、貨物営業の廃止時期不明。

1996

Automatic ticket vending machines were installed.

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ごろ - 自動券売機設置。

2006 9月28日

Automatic gates were installed at the in-yard crossing.

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構内踏切に自動遮断機設置。

2018 5月

The station building was certified as a constituent cultural property of the Japanese heritage recognized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, "A Journey to Explore the Secrets of the Underground Labyrinth: Utsunomiya, a Town where Oya Stone Culture Lives".

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文化庁認定日本遺産「地下迷宮の秘密を探る旅大谷石文化が息づくまち宇都宮」の構成文化財として駅舎が認定される。

2019 8月7日

In Reiwa 1, the renewed restroom was opened for use.

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（令和元年） - リニューアルしたトイレを供用開始。

2020 3月

Work began on the station building renewal construction.

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駅舎リニューアル工事に着手。

2020 11月20日

The station building renovation work was completed.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

駅舎リニューアル工事完成。

2021 3月26日

Signboards for the Japanese heritage "Oya stone culture" were installed within the station premises and an explanatory panel for "Oya stone culture" was set up in the station building waiting room, with the overall renovation work on Minami-Utsunomiya Station now complete.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

駅構内に日本遺産「大谷石文化」の案内板と、駅舎待合室に「大谷石文化説明パネル」を設置。南宇都宮駅全体のリニューアル工事が全て完了。

Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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