is a bus rapid transit

Bus rapid transit

Bus rapid transit is a term applied to a variety of public transportation systems using buses to provide faster, more efficient service than an ordinary bus line. Often this is achieved by making improvements to existing infrastructure, vehicles and scheduling...

 line in Nagoya

Nagoya, Aichi

is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan.Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji...

, Aichi

Aichi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. 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, 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

Guided bus

Guided buses are buses steered for part or all of their route by external means, usually on a dedicated track. This track, which often parallels existing roads, excludes other traffic, permitting the maintenance of reliable schedules on heavily used corridors even during rush hours.Guidance systems...

 segment on a viaduct dedicated track

Bus lane

A bus lane or bus only lane is a lane restricted to buses, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion...

 in central Nagoya and the ordinary bus

Bus

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 segment on public road. Vehicles go directly between the two segments. The guided bus segment runs between Ōzone

Ozone Station

is a train station in Kita-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan-Lines:*Nagoya Municipal Subway**Meijō Line *Central Japan Railway Company**Chūō Main Line*Nagoya Railroad**Meitetsu Seto Line*Nagoya Guideway Bus...

, Higashi Ward

Higashi-ku, Nagoya

, is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.Higashi Ward has the headquarters of Tōkai Television Broadcasting as well as the NHK Nagoya Broadcasting Station....

 and Obata Ryokuchi, Moriyama Ward

Moriyama-ku, Nagoya

is one of the wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.Moriyama Ward has one university, Kinjo University, and a campus of Aichi Prefectural University....

. Nagoya Guideway Bus manages the guideway facilities and cars, while Nagoya Municipal Bus

Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya

is a public organization of transportation in Nagoya, Japan. The organization operates subways and buses. It was founded in 1922, as an operator of Nagoya City Tram bought from Nagoya Electric Railroad, the current Nagoya Railroad...

 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 monorail

Monorail

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s or automated guideway transit

Automated guideway transit

Automated guideway transit is a fully automated, driverless, grade-separated transit system in which vehicles are automatically guided along a "guideway". The vehicles are often rubber tired, but other systems including steel wheels, air cushion and maglev systems have also been used in experiments...

s in the country.

Originally Meitetsu Bus

Nagoya Railroad

, often abbreviated as , is a railroad company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.Some of the more famous trains operated by Nagoya Railroad include the Panorama Car and the Panorama Car Super, both of which offer views through their wide front windows...

 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 mi)
• Stations: 9
• Double-track line: Whole line
• Motive energy: Internal combustion engine
  Internal combustion engine
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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 Ozone Station is a train station in Kita-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan-Lines:*Nagoya Municipal Subway**Meijō Line *Central Japan Railway Company**Chūō Main Line*Nagoya Railroad**Meitetsu Seto Line*Nagoya Guideway Bus...	大曽根	0.0 km	JR Central Central Japan Railway Company The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station... : Chūō Main Line Chuo Main Line The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It runs between Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faster, while the Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the fastest rail... Meitetsu Nagoya Railroad , often abbreviated as , is a railroad company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.Some of the more famous trains operated by Nagoya Railroad include the Panorama Car and the Panorama Car Super, both of which offer views through their wide front windows... : Seto Line Meitetsu Seto Line The is a Japanese railway line which connects Sakaemachi Station in Higashi-ku, Nagoya. Aichi Prefecture with Owari Seto Station in Seto, Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and run by Nagoya Railroad .-Stations:-Rolling stock:... Nagoya City Subway: ■ Meijō Line Meijo Line The is a subway line, part of the system in Nagoya, Japan. It is a loop line that runs from Kanayama, through Sakae, Ōzone, Nagoya Daigaku, and back to Kanayama, all within Nagoya. The Meijō Line's color on maps is wisteria purple. Its stations carry the letter M followed by a number. Officially,...  (M12)	Higashi Higashi-ku, Nagoya , is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.Higashi Ward has the headquarters of Tōkai Television Broadcasting as well as the NHK Nagoya Broadcasting Station.... , Nagoya Nagoya, Aichi is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan.Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji...
Y02	Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Station is a train station in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.It provides access to Nagoya Dome, where baseball games and various other large public events are held in Nagoya.-Lines:*Nagoya Municipal Subway**Meijō Line...	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 Moriyama Station (Aichi) is a guided bus station in Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan-Adjacent stations:...	守山	2.7 km	Meitetsu: Seto Line (unofficial at Moriyama-jieitai-mae Station Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae Station is a train station in Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, JapanThis station provides access to Camp Moriyama, part of the Japan Ground Self Defence Force 10th Brigade, which is the division of the Japan Ground Self Defence Force responsible for Aichi and surrounding prefectures.Passengers may... )	Moriyama Moriyama-ku, Nagoya is one of the wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.Moriyama Ward has one university, Kinjo University, and a campus of Aichi Prefectural University.... , Nagoya
Y05	Moriyama Shiminbyōin	守山市民病院	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 sections.

External links

Nagoya Guideway Bus official website