What is Utsunomiya Line?
{{Infobox rail line | box_width = | name = Utsunomiya Line | color = f68b1e | logo = {{JRLS|JU|size=25}} | logo_width = | image = JREast-E231-1000-U505.jpg | image_width = 300px | caption = [[E231 series|E231-1000 series]] EMU between {{STN|Higashi-Ōmiya}} and {{STN|Hasuda}} | type = [[Heavy rail]] | system = | status = | locale = [[Tokyo]], [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]], [[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]], [[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]] | start = {{STN|Ueno}} | end = {{STN|Kuroiso}} | stations = 33 | routes = | daily_ridership = | open = 1883 | close = | owner = | operator = [[File:JR logo (east).svg|23px]] [[JR East]] | character = | depot = {{STN|Oyama}} | stock = | linelength = {{convert|159.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} | tracklength = | tracks = | gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}} | electrification = 1,500 V DC [[overhead catenary]] | speed = {{convert|120|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}} | elevation = | map = | map_state = collapsed }} The {{Nihongo|'''Utsunomiya Line'''|宇都宮線|Utsunomiya-sen}} is a {{Convert|159.9|km|mi|adj=on}} [[railway line]] in [[Japan]]. It runs from Ueno station in [[Tokyo Prefecture]] to [[Utsunomiya Station]] in [[Tochigi Prefecture]]. It runs diagonally from south to north in [[Saitama Prefecture]]. It is owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company ([[JR]] East Japan). The colors of the cars are green and orange. It looks similar to the [[Takasaki]] line. The maximum speed of this train is {{convert|120|km/h|mph}}. It is possible to go to Kuroiso from [[Ueno]] in about an hour and a half. The Takasaki line including local trains and rapid trains has about six standard-runs per hour in daytime. Sometimes the trains are crowded with students and [[company]] employees in major cities, for example [[Akabane]], [[Urawa]], [[Saitama-Shintoshin]], [[Omiya]], [[Hasuda]], [[Kuki]], [[Koga]], [[Oyama]], [[Utsunomiya]], [[Nasu-Shiobara]], [[Kuroiso]].