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 Headquarters located in the AXIS building | |
Native name | 宇都宮ライトレール株式会社 |
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| Company type | Public company |
| Founded | November 6, 2015 |
| Headquarters | 1-chōme-1-1 Chūō, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 320-0806, Japan |
| Website | https://www.miyarail.co.jp/ |
Utsunomiya Light Rail Co., LTD. is a third-sector railway company established to operate the planned Utsunomiya LRT connecting Utsunomiya to Haga, Tochigi.
This is the first light rail line project in Japan to build an entirely new line, without extending or improving an existing line. This is also the first time since the Fushiki Line of the Toyama District Railway opened in 1948 (now the Takaoka Kidō Line operated by Manyosen) that a line based on the Track Law is built in a city where no tramway had existed before.
Overview edit
Vision for a new public transport system edit
Surveys regarding the establishment of a new public transportation network has been conducted in Utsunomiya City since 1990. To combat the population decline and aging issue, and to achieve a sustainable urban development, a new LRT was proposed based on the concept of a compact city.
Railroad Business edit
[[Category:Proposed railway lines in Japan]] [[Category:Companies established in 2015]] [[Category:Haga, Tochigi]] [[Category:Transport in Tochigi Prefecture]] [[Category:Japanese third-sector railway lines]] [[Category:Railway companies of Japan]]
- ^ a b c 宇都宮ライトレール 会社概要（2020年1月22日閲覧）
- ^ 国土交通省鉄道局監修『鉄道要覧』令和元年度版、電気車研究会・鉄道図書刊行会
- ^ "【参考】 出資団体及び出資額". 宇都宮ライトレール株式会社. Retrieved 2020-05-23.