Platforms
The elevated Shinkansen platforms are designed to handle 16-car trains. Inbound and Outbound trains have their own platform. An additional two through (passing) tracks (lines 2 and 3) are located between the platforms.
The platforms for local trains are a combination of both island and individual platforms, designed to handle 15-car trains. A side track (often used for freight trains) is located between platforms 5 and 7.
LED information signboards are located on the 2nd-floor concourse both outside and within the ticket gates. Further LED signboards are located on each individual platform.
| Platform | Line | Towards |
| 1 | ■Tōhoku Shinkansen | Nasushiobara, Fukushima, Sendai, and Morioka |
| ■Yamagata Shinkansen | Yamagata and Shinjō | |
| 4 | ■Tokyo-bound Shinkansen | Ōmiya, Ueno, and Tokyo |
| 5 | ■Nikkō Line | Kanuma, Imaichi, and Nikkō |
| 7 to 10 | ■Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line) | Yaita, Nasushiobara, Kuroiso （Some trains provide direct through service to the Karasuyama Line） |
| ■Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line) | Oyama, Ōmiya, Ueno （Some trains provide direct through service to the Ryōmō Line at Oyama） | |
| ■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | Ōmiya, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Yokohama, Zushi (Direct through service to the Yokosuka Line) |
- Some Nikkō Line trains operate from platform 7. Some Utsunomiya Line trains operate from platform 5.
Read more about this topic: Utsunomiya Station
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