先日、初めてJR日光線の鶴田駅で下車しました。宇都宮駅から一つ目の駅なので、どんな街なのだろうと楽しみにしていましたが、予想に反して完全な郊外の雰囲気でした。午前9時台の運行本数もたった2本で、まさにローカル線そのものです。
The other day, I got off at Tsuruta Station on the JR Nikko Line for the first time.
Since it is the first station from Utsunomiya Station, I was looking forward to seeing what kind of town it would be, but contrary to my expectations, it was a completely suburban atmosphere.
There are only two trains running between 9:00 am, and it is truly a local line.
改札口にはSuica用のスタンド読み取り機があり、JR宇都宮線はもちろん東京都内では見かけたことがなく、ちょっとびっくりしました。駅前はさびしい雰囲気で、喫煙所も見当たりませんでした。遠方に日光の山々が冠雪し、同じ宇都宮市内でもこんなに違うんだ、と改めて思いました。There was a stand reader for Suica at the ticket gate of the station.
Of course, I've never seen one on the JR Utsunomiya Line in Tokyo, so I was a little surprised.
The area in front of the station was a lonely atmosphere, and I didn't see a smoking area.
The snow-capped mountains of Nikko in the distance reminded me of how different things are even within Utsunomiya City.