Yutorito Line Explained

Number:Guideway Bus Shidami Line
Operator:Nagoya GuideWay-Bus Co., Ltd.
Status:Operational
Routes:4
Locale:Nagoya
Start:Ōzone
End:Obata Ryokuchi
Stations:9

is a bus rapid transit line in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. The line is officially called . Its official nickname, Yutorīto Line, is a portmanteau of yutori and . As such, the name is also unofficially spelt Yutreet Line. The line is owned by Nagoya Guideway Bus Company, whose name is also often used as the alternative name for the line. The whole line 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 road. Vehicles go directly between the two segments. The guided bus segment runs between Ōzone, Higashi Ward and Obata Ryokuchi, Moriyama Ward. Nagoya Guideway Bus manages the guideway facilities and cars, while Nagoya Municipal Bus operates buses on the line. This is the only guided bus line in Japan. The line is legally considered as a sort of railway, like monorails or automated guideway transits 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 guided bus segment.

Routes

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

Stations

The data below is about the guided bus segment.

No.Station nameJapaneseTotal distanceTransfersLocation
Y01 align=right 0.0 km JR Central

Chūō Main Line
Meitetsu: Seto Line
Nagoya City Subway:

Meijō Line (M12)
Higashi-ku, Nagoya
Y02 align=right 1.0 km Nagoya City Subway: Meijō Line (M13)
Y03 align=right 1.6 km Nagoya City Subway: Meijō Line (M14)
Y04 align=right 2.7 km Meitetsu: Seto Line (unofficial at Moriyama-jieitai-mae Station) Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
Y05 align=right 3.3 km
Y06 align=right 4.3 km
Y07 align=right 5.1 km
Y08 align=right 6.0 km
Y09 align=right 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.

External links

Nagoya Guideway Bus official website