Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau
| Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau | |||
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 Type 9700 light rail vehicle | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 熊本市交通局 | ||
| Owner | Kumamoto City | ||
| Transit type | Light rail | ||
| Number of lines | 2 | ||
| Headquarters | 5-chome-1-40 Oe, Chuo-ku Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 862-0971 | ||
| Website | http://www.kotsu-kumamoto.jp/ | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 16 November 1921 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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The Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau (熊本市交通局, Kumamoto-shi Kōtsūkyoku) is a public transportation authority of Kumamoto City, Japan.
Tram Routes[edit]
The bureau operates 2 tram lines within the city.
Tram Fare[edit]
The fare is a flat 180 yen for adults, 90 yen for children, payable by cash or public transit card (including Nimoca, ICOCA, Suica, and Pasmo).[1]
Operators[edit]
Bus lines in the city were formerly operated by the agency, but have since been privatized.[2]
The city government has operated tram lines since 1924, and bus lines since 1927, but the current transportation bureau was formed in 1944.
Kumamoto City Tram[edit]
Currently, Kumamoto City Tram (熊本市電, Kumamoto Shiden) has five lines in official count, but with only two routes regularly in service.
Lines and routes[edit]
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System Diagram
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- Lines:
- Trunk Line (幹線): Kumamoto-Ekimae — Suidōchō
- Suizenji Line (水前寺線): Suidōchō — Suizenji-Kōen
- Kengun Line (健軍線): Suizenji-Kōen — Kengunmachi
- Kami-Kumamoto Line (上熊本線): Karashimachō — Kami-Kumamoto
- Tasaki Line (田崎線): Kumamoto-Ekimae — Tasakibashi
- Routes:
Gallery[edit]
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Kumamoto City Tram -
Kumamoto Buses -
Route A at Shin-Suizenji Station
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- (in Japanese) Official website—English version of official map
- (in Japanese) Kumamoto Shiden Database, unofficial fansite.
- (in Japanese) Kumamoto-city Transportation Museum, unofficial fansite.
- Network map
References[edit]
- ^ Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau. "Kumamoto City Tram Guide". Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Narita, Taiaki (1 April 2015). 熊本）熊本市営バス、８８年の歴史に終止符 (in Japanese). Asahi Digital. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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