Hiraishi-chuo Elementary School Station

Hiraishi-chuo Elementary School Station

平石中央小学校前停留場
View of the station in April 2023
General information
LocationShimo-Hiraide, Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Japan
Coordinates36°33′17.38″N 139°56′42.14″E / 36.5548278°N 139.9450389°E / 36.5548278; 139.9450389
Systemlight rail station
Owned byUtsunomiya City and Haga Town
Managed byUtsunomiya Light Rail
LineUtsunomiya Haga Light Rail Line
Distance4.2 km
Platforms2
Tracks2
Tram routes1
Tram operatorsUtsunomiya Light Rail
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station code08
History
Opened26 August 2023 (2023-08-26)
Services
Preceding station Utsunomiya Light Rail Following station
Hiraishi Utsunomiya Haga Light Rail Line
Local
Tobiyama Castle Site
Location

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.