Utsunomiya Light Rail

Utsunomiya Light Rail
Utsunomiya Light Rail HU300 series "Lightline"
Overview
Other name(s)Haga Utsunomiya LRT
Native name宇都宮ライトレール
StatusOperational
OwnerUtsunomiya City and Haga Town
LocaleUtsunomiya and Haga,
Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Termini
Stations19
Websitehttps://www.miyarail.co.jp/index.html
Service
TypeLight rail
Operator(s)Utsunomiya Light Rail Co., Ltd.
Rolling stockHU300 series
History
Opened26 August 2023; 14 months ago (2023-08-26)
Technical
Line length14.6 km (9.1 mi)[1]
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification750 V DC[1]
Operating speed40 km/h (25 mph)[2]
Route map

Utsunomiya Station East East Japan Railway Company
Higashi-Shukugo
Ekihigashi Park
Mine
Yoto 3-chome
Utsunomiya University Yoto Campus
Hiraishi
Depot
Hiraishi-chuo Elementary School
Tobiyama Castle Site
Seiryo High School
Kiyohara District Civic Center
Green Stadium
Yuinomori-west
Yuinomori-central
Yuinomori-east
Hagadai
Haga Industrial Park Management Center
Kashinomori Park
Haga Takanezawa Industrial Park

The Utsunomiya Light Rail (宇都宮ライトレール, Utsunomiya raitorēru) is a light rail transit (LRT) line serving the Utsunomiya metropolitan area [ja] in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The 14.6 km line links Utsunomiya, the capital city of Tochigi, with the nearby town of Haga, running between Utsunomiya Station East (36°33′31″N 139°53′57″E / 36.55861°N 139.89917°E / 36.55861; 139.89917), a tram stop in front of the East Exit of Utsunomiya Station in central Utsunomiya, and Haga Takanezawa Industrial Park (36°34′43″N 140°00′42″E / 36.57861°N 140.01167°E / 36.57861; 140.01167) in Haga.

The line is operated by the third-sector railway operator Utsunomiya Light Rail Co., Ltd. [ja] (:宇都宮ライトレール株式会社, Utsunomiya raitorēru Kabushiki-gaisha) and is officially known as the Utsunomiya Light Rail Utsunomiya Haga Light Rail Line (宇都宮ライトレール宇都宮芳賀ライトレール線), although there are no other light rail lines in Utsunomiya.

  1. ^ a b Project Shiryou utsunomiya.tochigi.jp
  2. ^ "宇都宮ライトレール株式会社".