Yutorito Line

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

Guideway Bus Shidami Line
Overview
Operator	Nagoya GuideWay-Bus Co., Ltd.
Status	Operational
Began service	23 March 2001 (2001-03-23)
Former operators	Meitetsu Bus JR Tokai Bus Company
Routes
Routes	4
Locale	Nagoya
Start	Ōzone
End	Obata Ryokuchi
Length	6.5 km (4.0 mi)
Stations	9

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 a guided bus segment on a viaduct dedicated track in central Nagoya and an ordinary bus segment on public roads. Vehicles go directly between the two segments via a curved ramp. 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.

Previously, 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.

• Distance: 6.5 km (4.0 mi)
• Stations: 9
• Double-track line: Whole line
• Motive energy: Internal combustion engine

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 elevated, 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

• Guided bus
• Bus rapid transit
• List of railway lines in Japan
• List of town tramway systems in Japan

Notes

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