Yoto 3-chome Station

Yoto 3-chome Station

陽東3丁目停留場
light rail station
View of the station in November 2023
General information
Other namesShin-Utsunomiya Rehabilitation Hospital mae
LocationYōtō-3, Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Japan
Coordinates36°33′26.3″N 139°55′23.5″E / 36.557306°N 139.923194°E / 36.557306; 139.923194
Owned byUtsunomiya City and Haga Town
Managed byUtsunomiya Light Rail
Line(s)Utsunomiya Haga Light Rail Line [ja]
Distance2.1 km
Platforms2
Tracks2
Tram routes1
Tram operatorsUtsunomiya Light Rail
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station code05
History
Opened26 August 2023 (2023-08-26)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Utsunomiya Light Rail Co. Utsunomiya Light Rail Following station
Mine
towards Utsunomiya Station East
 Utsunomiya Haga Light Rail Line
Local
 Utsunomiya University Yoto Campus
towards Haga Takanezawa Industrial Park

Yoto 3-chome Station (陽東3丁目停留場, Yōtō san-chōme Teiryūjō) is a station serving the Utsunomiya Light Rail, located in Utsunomiya. The station number is 05.

The operator of Shin-Utsunomiya Rehabilitation Hospital has purchased the right to choose the secondary name for the station, and the station has the secondary name Shin-Utsunomiya Rehabilitation Hospital mae (新宇都宮リハビリテーション病院前, Shin-Utsunomiya rihabirite-shon byōin mae).

History

In the light rail's planning phase, the placeholder name for the station was Yoto.[1] 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.[2][3]

The operator of Shin-Utsunomiya Rehabilitation Hospital has purchased the right to choose the secondary name for the station, and the station has the secondary name Shin-Utsunomiya Rehabilitation Hospital mae (新宇都宮リハビリテーション病院前, Shin-Utsunomiya rihabirite-shon byōin mae).[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. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 宇都宮市役所. "LRT副停留場名称が決定しました（ネーミングライツ）". 宇都宮市公式Webサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-19.