Hiroshima Electric Railway
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Japan
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ese transportation company
Company
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established on June 18, 1910, that operates streetcar
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
s and bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
es in and around Hiroshima Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...
. It is known as for short.
The company's rolling stock includes an eclectic range of trams manufactured from across Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, earning it the nickname "The Moving Streetcar Museum".
The company accepts PASPY
PASPY
is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transit in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Its name is a portmanteau of pass, happy, and speedy. Like other electronic fare collection systems in Japan, the card uses RFID technology developed by Sony corporation known as FeliCa....
, a smart card ticket system, from January 2008.
Railway and streetcar
- One Railway line with one route for 16.1 km. (Miyajima LineHiroden Miyajima LineThe is a 16.1-kilometre-long railway line operated by Hiroshima Electric Railway connecting Hiroshima and Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It has been operated since 1922....
)- between Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima StationHiroden-nishi-hiroshima StationHiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station is a Hiroden terminal station on Hiroden Main Line and Hiroden Miyajima Line, located south side of the JR Nishi-Hiroshima Station in Koi-hon-machi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.-Routes:...
and Hiroden-miyajima-guchi StationHiroden-miyajima-guchi Stationis a terminal station on the Hiroden Miyajima Line located in Miyajima-guchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan.-Routes:From Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Station, there is one of Hiroden Tram route on Hiroden Miyajima Line....
. - trains(trams) link up with other lines from Nishi-Hiroshima.
- between Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station
- Six Streetcar inner-city lines with eight routes for 19.0 km.
- Operates 271 streetcars.
- The company has the longest and busiest streetcar service in Japan.
Key terminal stations
- Hiroshima Station (connect to JRWest Japan Railway Company, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
Hiroshima StationHiroshima Stationis a JR West railway station located in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. Hiroshima Station is the terminal station for several lines, and all Sanyō Shinkansen trains stop here.-History:...
) - Yokogawa Station (connect to JR Yokogawa StationYokogawa Stationis a JR West station located in Yokogawa-cho, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station services the Sanyō Main Line, Kabe Line and Hiroden Yokogawa Line.-JR Yokogawa Station:*1897-09-25: Yokogawa Station opens as part of the Sanyō Railway...
) - Hiroshima Port StationHiroden Hiroshima Port StationHiroshima Port Station is a Hiroden terminal station on Hiroden Ujina Line, located in Ujinakaigan 1-chome, Minami-ku, Hiroshima.-Routes:From Hiroshima Port Station, there are three of Hiroden Streetcar routes.* Hiroshima Station - Hiroshima Port Route...
(connect with ferriesFerryA ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
and hydrofoilHydrofoilA hydrofoil is a foil which operates in water. They are similar in appearance and purpose to airfoils.Hydrofoils can be artificial, such as the rudder or keel on a boat, the diving planes on a submarine, a surfboard fin, or occur naturally, as with fish fins, the flippers of aquatic mammals, the...
s for MatsuyamaMatsuyama, Ehimeis the capital city of Ehime Prefecture on the Shikoku island of Japan. It is located on the northeastern portion of the Dōgo Plain. Its name means "pine mountain." The city was founded on December 15, 1889....
, ImabariImabari, Ehimeis a city located in Ehime, Japan. It is the second largest city in Ehime prefecture.Following a recent merger, the city has an estimated population of 172,384 and density of 410.87 persons per km². The total area is .-Transportation:...
, KureKure, Hiroshimais a city in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 240,820 and a population density of 681 persons per km². The total area is 353.74 km².- History :...
, MiyajimaItsukushimais an island in the western part of the Inland Sea of Japan, located in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay. It is popularly known as , the Shrine Island. The island is one of . Itsukushima is part of the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture...
, EtajimaEtajima, Hiroshimais a city located on the island of Etajima in Hiroshima Bay in southwestern Hiroshima, Japan.The city was formed on November 1, 2004 from the merger of the town of Etajima from Aki District with three towns from Saeki District: Nōmi, Ōgaki, and Okimi.As of March 1, 2008 population data, the city...
and some other islands in Seto Inland Sea) - Hondori Station (connect to Astram LineAstram LineThe is a new transit system operated by Hiroshima Rapid Transit in Hiroshima, Japan.-History:*August 8, 1994 - Opened for the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima...
Hondori Station) - Hakushima StationHiroden Hakushima StationHiroden Hakushima Station is a Hiroden terminal station on Hiroden Hakushima Line, located in Higashi-akushima, Naka-ku, Hiroshima.-Routes:From Hiroden Hakushima Station, there is one of Hiroden Streetcar routes.* Hatchobori - Hakushima Route...
- Eba Station
- Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima StationHiroden-nishi-hiroshima StationHiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station is a Hiroden terminal station on Hiroden Main Line and Hiroden Miyajima Line, located south side of the JR Nishi-Hiroshima Station in Koi-hon-machi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.-Routes:...
(connect to JR Nishi-Hiroshima StationNishi-Hiroshima Stationis a JR station on JR Sanyō Main Line in Koi-honmachi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.-Platforms:-JR:█ Sanyō Main Line-Hiroden:█ Main Line / █ Miyajima LineFrom "Koi Bus Stop", there are Hiroden and Bon-Bus Bus routes.-Hiroden Bus:...
) - Hiroden-miyajima-guchi StationHiroden-miyajima-guchi Stationis a terminal station on the Hiroden Miyajima Line located in Miyajima-guchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan.-Routes:From Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Station, there is one of Hiroden Tram route on Hiroden Miyajima Line....
(connect to JR Miyajimaguchi StationMiyajimaguchi StationMiyajimaguchi Station is a JR station on JR Sanyō Main Line in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima.From the pier near the station there are ferry services for Miyajima by JR Miyajima Ferry and Miyajima Matsudai Kisen.-Platforms:-JR:█ Sanyō Main Line...
and JR Miyajima FerryJR Miyajima Ferryis the ferry route between Miyajimaguchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima and Miyajima .JR Miyajima Ferries are operated by , a wholly owned subsidiary of West Japan Railway Company ....
and Miyajima Matsudai KisenMiyajima Matsudai Kisenis a Japanese ferry company based in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan.Miyajima Matsudai Kisen operates the ferries between Miyajimaguchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima and Miyajima...
ferriesFerryA ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
for MiyajimaItsukushimais an island in the western part of the Inland Sea of Japan, located in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay. It is popularly known as , the Shrine Island. The island is one of . Itsukushima is part of the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture...
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Bus services
- 16 Bus routes in HiroshimaHiroshimais the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...
. - 28 Bus routes for the suburbs.
- 1 through Bus route to KureKure, Hiroshimais a city in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 240,820 and a population density of 681 persons per km². The total area is 353.74 km².- History :...
- 6 Superhighway bus routes around Chūgoku regionChugoku regionThe , also known as the , is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi. It has a population of about 7.8 million.- History :...
and TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
.- routes between MasudaMasuda, Shimaneis a city located in Shimane, Japan.As of September 2010 the city has a population of 51,118 and the density of 69.7 person persons per square km². The total area is 733.16 km²...
, HamadaHamada, Shimaneis a city located in Shimane, Japan. It is the third largest city in the prefecture and is located at the south-western end of the prefecture. It is a coastal city on the Sea of Japan and possesses beautiful white-sand beaches, which make the city a popular destination for local tourists in the...
, MatsueMatsue, Shimaneis the capital city of Shimane Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan.As of August, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 207,000, following its most recent merging with Higashi-Izumo...
, YonagoYonago, Tottoriis a city located in the northwest of Tottori Prefecture, Japan, facing the Sea of Japan, and adjacent to Shimane. It is the prefecture's second largest city after Tottori and therefore a commercial center of the western part of this prefecture....
, TottoriTottori, Tottoriis the capital city of Tottori Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan.As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 200,974 and a density of 262.48 persons per km². The total area is 765.66 km²....
and Tokyo.
- routes between Masuda
- Hiroshima AirportHiroshima Airportis an airport in the city of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Located east of Hiroshima, it is the largest airport in the Chūgoku region.-History:...
LimousineLimousineA limousine is a luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. The chassis of a limousine may have been extended by the manufacturer or by an independent coachbuilder. These are called "stretch" limousines and are traditionally black or white....
bus. - Operate 489 Buses.
Key station
- Hiroshima Bus CenterHiroshima Bus Centeris the key bus terminal located in central Hiroshima.-History:*Hiroshima Bus terminal had been opened on July 29, 1957, gathering bus stops around Kamiya-cho, Hiroshima....
- the main terminal bus station in central Hiroshima.
See also
- Green Mover MaxGreen Mover MaxThe Green Mover Max was the first 100% low-floor articulated Light Rail Vehicle to be built entirely in Japan. It was developed jointly by Kinki Sharyo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Toyo Electric Co., and introduced first in Hiroshima by the Hiroshima Electric Railway Company...
- List of light-rail transit systems