Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau

The bureau operates 2 tram lines within the city.

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]

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.

Currently, Kumamoto City Tram (熊本市電, Kumamoto Shiden) has five lines in official count, but with only two routes regularly in service.

Kumamoto City Trams
System Diagram
ID     26 Kengunmachi 健軍町   25 Kengunkoban-mae 健軍交番前   24 Zoological & Botanical Gardens Entrance 動植物園入口   23 Kengunko-mae 健軍校前   22 Kuwamizu crossing 神水交差点   21 Hacchobaba 八丁馬場   20 Shogyokoko-mae 商業高校前     19 Shiritsutaiikukan-mae 市立体育館前     18 Suizenji Park 水前寺公園   17 Kokubu 国府     16   Shin-suizenji 新水前寺   15 Misotenjin-mae 味噌天神前     14 Kotsukyoku-mae 交通局前     13 Kuhonjikosaten 九品寺交差点   Shirakawa River     12 Suidocho 水道町     11 Torichosuji 通町筋     10 Kumamoto Castle/City Hall 熊本城・市役所前     9 Hanabatacho 花畑町       8 Karashimacho 辛島町         7 Keitokuko-mae 慶徳校前     6 Kawaramachi 河原町     5 Gofukumachi 呉服町       4 Gionbashi 祇園橋       3   Kumamoto-ekimae 熊本駅前       2 Nihongiguchi 二本木口       1 Tasakibashi 田崎橋     B9 Nishi-Karashimacho 西辛島町     B8 Senbabashi 洗馬橋     B7 Shinmachi 新町   B6 Urusanmachi 蔚山町   B5 Daniyamamachi 段山町   B4 Sugidomo 杉塘   B3 Honmyoji Temple Entrance 本妙寺入口   B2 Kenritsutaiikukan-mae 県立体育館前     B1   Kamikumamoto 上熊本

• 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:
  • Route A (A系統): Tasakibashi — Kumamoto-Ekimae — Karashimachō — Suidōchō — Suizenji-Kōen — Kengunmachi
  • Route B (B系統): Kami-Kumamoto — Karashimachō — Suidōchō — Suizenji-Kōen — Kengunmachi

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  Kumamoto City Tram
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  Kumamoto Buses
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  Route A at Shin-Suizenji Station

• List of light-rail transit systems

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau.

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official brochure including English map & fare information (in English)

• 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