Hiraishi-chuo Elementary School Station

Hiraishi-chuo Elementary School Station 平石中央小学校前停留場
light rail station
View of the station in April 2023
General information
Location	Shimo-Hiraide, Utsunomiya, Tochigi Japan
Coordinates	36°33′17.38″N 139°56′42.14″E
Owned by	Utsunomiya City and Haga Town
Managed by	Utsunomiya Light Rail
Line(s)	Utsunomiya Haga Light Rail Line [ja]
Distance	4.2 km
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Tram routes	1
Tram operators	Utsunomiya Light Rail
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	08
History
Opened	26 August 2023 (2023-08-26)
Services
Preceding station Utsunomiya Light Rail Following station Hiraishi towards Utsunomiya Station East Utsunomiya Haga Light Rail Line Local Tobiyama Castle Site towards Haga Takanezawa Industrial Park

Hiraishi-chuo Elementary School Station (平石中央小学校前停留場, Hiraishi-chūō shōgakkō mae Teiryūjō) is a station serving the Utsunomiya Light Rail, located in Utsunomiya. The station number is 08.

History

In the light rail's planning phase, the placeholder name for the station was Shimo-Hiraide.[1][2] The station name was changed to the current name on April 23, 2021. On August 26, 2023, the station opened with the Utsunomiya Light Rail.[3][4]

Station layout

The station is built at-grade, with two tracks and platforms.

Platforms

1	Utsunomiya LRT	for Haga Takanezawa Industrial Park
2		for Utsunomiya

References

1. "芳賀・宇都宮LRT停留場名称の決定について" (PDF).
2. "芳賀・宇都宮LRT停留場の名称候補に係る提案書" (PDF).
3. 宇都宮市役所. "いよいよ開業！ライトラインに乗ってお出掛けしませんか". 宇都宮市公式Webサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-18.
4. "ＬＲＴ８月26日開業 宇都宮市と芳賀町、近く運輸開始認可手続きへ｜下野新聞デジタル". 下野新聞デジタル (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-18.