Yutorito Line

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Guideway Bus Shidami Line
Overview
OperatorNagoya GuideWay-Bus Co., Ltd.
StatusOperational
Began service23 March 2001 (2001-3-23)
Former operator(s)
Routes
Routes4
LocaleNagoya
StartŌzone
EndObata Ryokuchi
Length6.5 km (4.0 mi)
Stations9

The Yutorito Line (ゆとりーとライン, Yutorīto Rain) is a bus rapid transit line in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. The line is officially called the Guideway Bus Shidami Line (ガイドウェイバス志段味線, Gaidowei Basu Shidami-sen). Its official nickname, Yutorito Line, is a portmanteau of yutori (ゆとり, "relaxed") and street (ストリート, sutorīto).

The line is owned by Nagoya Guideway Bus Company (名古屋ガイドウェイバス株式会社, Nagoya Gaiowei Basu kabushiki gaisha), itself owned by the City of Nagoya Municipal Government, Development Bank of Japan, Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad), JR Tokai Bus Company, and MUFG Bank. It opened on March 23, 2001.

Overview

The line consists of the guided bus segment on a viaduct dedicated track in central Nagoya and the ordinary bus segment on public roads. Vehicles go directly between the two segments. The guided bus segment runs between Ōzone in Higashi Ward and Obata Ryokuchi in Moriyama Ward. Nagoya Guideway Bus Co. manages the guideway facilities and cars, while Nagoya Municipal Bus operates buses on the line.

The Yutorito Line is the only guided bus line in Japan. The line is legally considered to be a type of railway, with the elevated section treated as a type of tram.[1] The operation of the line thus adheres to the laws of the Railway Business Act, similar to monorails and automated guideway transit in the country.

Originally Meitetsu Bus and JR Central Bus also operated buses on the line. The two operators withdrew from the line on October 1, 2009.

Basic data

The data below is about the elevated guided bus segment.

Routes

There are 4 routes operated, each on different normal bus segments.

  • Ōzone — Obata Ryokuchi
  • Ōzone — Obata Ryokuchi — Nakashidami
  • Ōzone — Obata Ryokuchi — Shidami Science Park — Nakashidami
  • Ōzone — Obata Ryokuchi — Kōzōji

Stations

The data below is about the guided bus segment.

No. Station name Japanese Total distance Transfers Location
Y01 Ōzone 大曽根 0.0 km JR Central: Chūō Main Line
Meitetsu: Seto Line
Nagoya City Subway: ■ Meijō Line (M12)		 Higashi-ku, Nagoya
Y02 Nagoya Dome-mae Yada ナゴヤドーム前矢田 1.0 km Nagoya City Subway: ■ Meijō Line (M13)
Y03 Sunada-bashi 砂田橋 1.6 km Nagoya City Subway: ■ Meijō Line (M14)
Y04 Moriyama 守山 2.7 km Meitetsu: Seto Line (unofficial at Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae Station) Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
Y05 Kanaya 金屋 3.3 km
Y06 Kawamiya 川宮 4.3 km
Y07 Kawamura 川村 5.1 km
Y08 Shirasawa Keikoku 白沢渓谷 6.0 km
Y09 Obata Ryokuchi 小幡緑地 6.5 km
Through services to/from ordinary bus routes.

See also

Notes

1. ^ This website is geoblocked and may not be accessible from certain regions.

References

  1. ^ Takeshita, Hiroyuki; Kato, Hirokazu; Hayashi, Yoshitsugu; Shimizu, Kazuhiro (2008-11-15). "Evaluating Bus Rapid Transit System in Nagoya City" (PDF). 89th Transportation Reserch Board annual meeting: 12.
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