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Hiraishi-chuo Elementary School Station 平石中央小学校前停留場
light rail station
View of the station in April 2023
General information
Location	Shimo-Hiraide, Utsunomiya, Tochigi Japan
Coordinates	36°33′17.38″N 139°56′42.14″E / 36.5548278°N 139.9450389°E / 36.5548278; 139.9450389
Owned by	Utsunomiya City and Haga Town
Managed by	Utsunomiya Light Rail
Line(s)	Utsunomiya Haga Light Rail Line [ja]
Distance	4.2 km
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Tram routes	1
Tram operators	Utsunomiya Light Rail
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	08
History
Opened	26 August 2023 (2023-08-26)
Services
Preceding station Utsunomiya Light Rail Following station Hiraishitowards Utsunomiya Station East Utsunomiya Haga Light Rail LineLocal Tobiyama Castle Sitetowards Haga Takanezawa Industrial Park

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. 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.

Station layout

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

Platforms

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.

• Utsunomiya
• Railway stations in Tochigi Prefecture
• Utsunomiya Light Rail
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 2023