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{{Short description|Guided busway in Nagoya, Japan}}
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The {{nihongo|'''Yutorito Line'''|ゆとりーとライン|Yutorīto Rain}} is a [[bus rapid transit]] line in [[Nagoya, Aichi|Nagoya]], [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]], [[Japan]]. The line is officially called the {{nihongo|'''Guideway Bus Shidami Line'''|ガイドウェイバス志段味線|Gaidowei Basu Shidami-sen}}. Its official nickname, ''Yutorito Line'', is a [[portmanteau]] of ''yutori'' {{nihongo||ゆとり||"relaxed"}} and {{nihongo|''street''|ストリート|sutorīto}}.

The line is owned by {{Nihongo|'''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 [[Nagoya|City of Nagoya Municipal Government]], [[Development Bank of Japan]], [[Meitetsu]] (Nagoya Railroad), [[Central Japan Railway Company|JR Tokai Bus Company]], and [[MUFG Bank]]. It opened on March 23, 2001. 

==Overview==
The line consists of the [[guided bus]] segment on a viaduct [[Bus lane|dedicated track]] in central Nagoya and the ordinary [[bus]] segment on public roads. Vehicles go directly between the two segments. The guided bus segment runs between [[Ozone Station|Ōzone]] in [[Higashi-ku, Nagoya|Higashi Ward]] and [[Obata Ryokuchi Station|Obata Ryokuchi]] in [[Moriyama-ku, Nagoya|Moriyama Ward]]. Nagoya Guideway Bus Co. manages the guideway facilities and cars, while [[Nagoya City Transportation Bureau|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]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Takeshita |first=Hiroyuki |last2=Kato |first2=Hirokazu |last3=Hayashi |first3=Yoshitsugu |last4=Shimizu |first4=Kazuhiro |date=2008-11-15 |title=Evaluating Bus Rapid Transit System in Nagoya City |url=https://www.urban.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp/strategy/paper/2008/kokusai/08k_takeshita1.pdf |journal=89th Transportation Reserch Board annual meeting |page=12}}</ref> The operation of the line thus adheres to the laws of the Railway Business Act, similar to [[monorail]]s and [[automated guideway transit]] in the country.

Originally [[Nagoya Railroad|Meitetsu Bus]] and [[JR Tokai Bus Company|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: {{convert|6.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}
*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 &mdash; Obata Ryokuchi
*Ōzone &mdash; Obata Ryokuchi &mdash; Nakashidami
*Ōzone &mdash; Obata Ryokuchi &mdash; Shidami Science Park &mdash; Nakashidami
*Ōzone &mdash; Obata Ryokuchi &mdash; Kōzōji

== Stations ==
The data below is about the guided bus segment.
{| class="wikitable"
! style="border-bottom:3px solid navy;" | No.
!! style="border-bottom:3px solid navy;" | Station name
!! style="border-bottom:3px solid navy;" | Japanese
!! style="border-bottom:3px solid navy;" | Total distance
!! style="border-bottom:3px solid navy;" | Transfers
!! style="border-bottom:3px solid navy;" | Location
|-
| Y01 || [[Ozone Station|Ōzone]] || [[:ja:大曽根駅|大曽根]] || align=right | 0.0&nbsp;km || [[Central Japan Railway Company|JR Central]]: [[Chūō Main Line]]<br/>[[Nagoya Railroad|Meitetsu]]: [[Meitetsu Seto Line|Seto Line]]<br/>[[Nagoya City Subway]]: <span style="color:mediumpurple">■</span> [[Meijō Line]] (M12) || rowspan=3 | [[Higashi-ku, Nagoya|Higashi-ku]], [[Nagoya, Aichi|Nagoya]]
|-
| Y02 || [[Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Station|Nagoya Dome-mae Yada]] || [[:ja:ナゴヤドーム前矢田駅|ナゴヤドーム前矢田]] || align=right | 1.0&nbsp;km || Nagoya City Subway: <span style="color:mediumpurple">■</span> Meijō Line (M13)
|-
| Y03 || [[Sunada-bashi Station|Sunada-bashi]] || [[:ja:砂田橋駅|砂田橋]] || align=right | 1.6&nbsp;km || Nagoya City Subway: <span style="color:mediumpurple">■</span> Meijō Line (M14)
|-
| Y04 || [[Moriyama Station (Aichi)|Moriyama]] || [[:ja:守山駅 (愛知県)|守山]] || align=right | 2.7&nbsp;km || Meitetsu: Seto Line (unofficial at [[Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae Station]]) || rowspan="6" | [[Moriyama-ku, Nagoya|Moriyama-ku]], Nagoya
|-
| Y05 || [[Kanaya Station (Aichi)|Kanaya]] || [[:ja:金屋駅|金屋]] || align=right | 3.3&nbsp;km ||
|-
| Y06 || [[Kawamiya Station|Kawamiya]] || [[:ja:川宮駅|川宮]] || align=right | 4.3&nbsp;km ||
|-
| Y07 || [[Kawamura Station (Aichi)|Kawamura]] || [[:ja:川村駅 (愛知県)|川村]] || align=right | 5.1&nbsp;km ||
|-
| Y08 || [[Shirasawa Keikoku Station|Shirasawa Keikoku]] || [[:ja:白沢渓谷駅|白沢渓谷]] || align=right | 6.0&nbsp;km ||
|-
| Y09 || [[Obata Ryokuchi Station|Obata Ryokuchi]] || [[:ja:小幡緑地駅|小幡緑地]] || align=right | 6.5&nbsp;km ||
|-
! colspan=6 | Through services to/from ordinary bus routes.
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Guided bus]]
*[[Bus rapid transit]]
*[[List of railway lines in Japan]]

== Notes ==
:1. {{note|geoblocked}} This website is geoblocked and may not be accessible from certain regions.

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.guideway.co.jp/ Nagoya Guideway Bus official website] {{in lang|ja}}{{ref|geoblocked}}
* [https://www.guideway.co.jp/en/ Nagoya Guideway Bus official website] {{in lang|en}}
* {{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CusLvrjDBXw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/CusLvrjDBXw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Driver's eye view of northbound direction|date=5 July 2012}}{{cbignore}}
* {{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a91YNN75tbs|title=Alternate view of northbound direction, English version|date=14 June 2021}}{{cbignore}}

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