title: Nozaki Station (Tochigi)
text: # 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).
  
  ## 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. 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).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 4
  * National Route 461
  