Yutorito Line

Guideway Bus Shidami Line
Guideway Bus Shidami Line
Overview
Operator	Nagoya GuideWay-Bus Co., Ltd.; (Nagoya Municipal Government, Development Bank of Japan, Meitetsu, JR Tokai Bus Company, MUFG Bank)
Status	Operational
Began service	23 March 2001
Former operator(s)	Meitetsu Bus; JR Tokai Bus Company;
Routes
Routes	4
Locale	Nagoya
Start	Ōzone
End	Obata Ryokuchi
Stations	9

Yutorīto 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 Guideway Bus Shidami Line (ガイドウェイバス志段味線, Gaidowei Basu Shidami-sen). Its official nickname, Yutorīto Line, is a portmanteau of yutori (ゆとり, "relaxed") and street (ストリート, sutorīto). 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.

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