Ekihigashi Park Station 駅東公園前停留場
light rail station
View of the station in November 2023
General information
Other names	Tochigi Bank Utsunomiya-Higashi office mae
Location	Higashishukugo, Utsunomiya, Tochigi Japan
Coordinates	36°33′29″N 139°54′29″E / 36.5580°N 139.9081°E / 36.5580; 139.9081
Owned by	Utsunomiya City and Haga Town
Managed by	Utsunomiya Light Rail
Line(s)	Utsunomiya Haga Light Rail Line [ja]
Distance	0.8 km
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Tram routes	1
Tram operators	Utsunomiya Light Rail
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	03
History
Opened	26 August 2023 (2023-08-26)
Services
Preceding station Utsunomiya Light Rail Following station Higashi-Shukugo towards Utsunomiya Station East Utsunomiya Haga Light Rail Line Local Mine towards Haga Takanezawa Industrial Park

Ekihigashi Park Station (駅東公園前停留場, Eki-Higashi kōen mae Teiryūjō) is a station serving the Utsunomiya Light Rail, located in Utsunomiya. The station number is 03.

Tochigi bank has purchased the right to choose the secondary name for the station, and the station has the secondary name Tochigi Bank Utsunomiya-Higashi branch mae (栃木銀行 宇都宮東支店前, Tochigi Ginkō Utsunomiya-Higashi Shiten mae).

In the light rail's planning phase, the placeholder name for the station was Higashi-Shukugo, which is now used in the tram stop 0.4km closer to Utsunomiya station.^[1] The current name comes from the park nearby the station. On August 26, 2023, the station opened with the Utsunomiya Light Rail.^[2][3]

Tochigi bank has purchased the right to choose the secondary name for the station, and the station has the secondary name Tochigi Bank Utsunomiya-Higashi branch mae (栃木銀行 宇都宮東支店前, Tochigi Ginkō Utsunomiya-Higashi Shiten mae).^[4]

The station is built at-grade, with two tracks and platforms.

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