| Ekihigashi Park Station 駅東公園前停留場 | |||||||||||
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| light rail station | |||||||||||
 View of the station in November 2023 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Tochigi Bank Utsunomiya-Higashi office mae | ||||||||||
| Location | Higashishukugo, Utsunomiya, Tochigi Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°33′29″N 139°54′29″E / 36.5580°N 139.9081°E / 36.5580; 139.9081 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Utsunomiya City and Haga Town | ||||||||||
| Managed by | Utsunomiya Light Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Utsunomiya Haga Light Rail Line [ja] | ||||||||||
| Distance | 0.8 km | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tram routes | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tram operators | Utsunomiya Light Rail | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 03 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 26 August 2023 (2023-08-26) | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Ekihigashi Park Station (駅東公園前停留場, Eki-Higashi kōen mae Teiryūjō) is a station serving the Utsunomiya Light Rail, located in Utsunomiya. The station number is 03.
Tochigi bank has purchased the right to choose the secondary name for the station, and the station has the secondary name Tochigi Bank Utsunomiya-Higashi branch mae (栃木銀行 宇都宮東支店前, Tochigi Ginkō Utsunomiya-Higashi Shiten mae).
History
In the light rail's planning phase, the placeholder name for the station was Higashi-Shukugo, which is now used in the tram stop 0.4km closer to Utsunomiya station. The current name comes from the park nearby the station. On August 26, 2023, the station opened with the Utsunomiya Light Rail.
Tochigi bank has purchased the right to choose the secondary name for the station, and the station has the secondary name Tochigi Bank Utsunomiya-Higashi branch mae (栃木銀行 宇都宮東支店前, Tochigi Ginkō Utsunomiya-Higashi Shiten mae).
Station layout
The station is built at-grade, with two tracks and platforms.
Platforms
| 1 | Utsunomiya lrt logo.svg Utsunomiya Light Rail | for Haga Takanezawa Industrial Park |
| 2 | for Utsunomiya |
References
- "芳賀・宇都宮LRT停留場名称の決定について" (PDF).
- 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.
- "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.
- 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 2024-11-18.
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