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 [ja]
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 Logo of the Utsunomiya Light Rail Co. Utsunomiya Light Rail Following station
Hiraishi Utsunomiya Haga Light Rail Line
Local
Tobiyama Castle Site
Location
Map

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