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Yoto 3-chome Station

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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
LocationYoto-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)

Yoto 3-chome Station (陽東3丁目停留場, Yoto san-chome Teiryūjyō) 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

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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

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

Platforms

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1
 Utsunomiya LRT
for Haga Takanezawa Industrial Park
2 for Utsunomiya

Adjacent stations

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Service
Utsunomiya Light Rail
Express (Weekday morning only): Does not stop at this station
Mine   Local   Utsunomiya University Yoto Campus

References

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  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.