Ekihigashi Park Station

Ekihigashi Park Station

駅東公園前停留場
Ekihigashi Park Station; 駅東公園前停留場
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
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

Ekihigashi Park Station (駅東公園前停留場, Eki-Higashi kōen mae Teiryūjyō) 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.^[1] The current name comes from the park nearby the station. On August 26, 2023, the station opened with the Utsunomiya Light Rail.^[2]^[3]

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).^[4]

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	Utsunomiya lrt logo.svg Utsunomiya Light Rail	for Utsunomiya

Adjacent stations

←	Service	→
Utsunomiya Light Rail
Express (Weekday morning only): Does not stop at this station
Higashi-Shukugo	Local	Mine

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.

[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 2024-11-18.

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