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
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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
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Kumamoto City Tram
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Kumamoto Buses
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Route A at Shin-Suizenji Station
See also
[edit]External links
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Official sites:
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official brochure including English map & fare information (in English)
Unofficial sites:
[edit]- Kumamoto Trams (includes English map) (in English) - Last updated 2018, still current as at 2024.
- Kumamoto Shiden Database (in Japanese) - Last updated 2012
- Kumamoto-city Transportation Museum (in Japanese) - Last updated 2013
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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