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Hiroshima Rapid Transit
is a Japanese transportation company based in Hiroshima, Japan.Hiroshima Rapid Transit operate the People mover called "Astram Line" in Hiroshima.The company will accept PASPY, a smart card ticket system, from spring, 2009.-External links:*...
in Hiroshima
Hiroshima
is 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...
, 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...
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History
- August 8, 1994 - Opened for the 1994 Asian Games1994 Asian GamesThe 1994 Asian Games also known as XII Asiad were held from October 2 to October 16, 1994 in Hiroshima, Japan. The main theme of this edition was to promote peace and harmony among Asian nations. It was emphasized by the host because the venue was the site of the first atomic bomb attack in...
in Hiroshima. The line connects between central Hiroshima and Hiroshima Big ArchHiroshima Big Archis a multi-purpose stadium in Hiroshima, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. It has a capacity of 50,000. It is an all-seater.-History:Hiroshima Big Arch was opened in 1992, as the venue of 1992 AFC Asian Cup...
, the main stadiumStadiumA modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
of the Asian GamesAsian GamesThe Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
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Statistics
- Total Distance: 18.4 km
- Number of stations: 21 stations
- Train Composition: 6
- Minimum Headway: 2'30
- Automatic platform screen doors
- Power Rail Connection: 750 V DC
- KOBELCOKobe Steel, operating worldwide under the brand Kobelco, is a major Japanese steel manufacturer headquartered in Chuo-ku, Kobe. Kobe Steel also has a stake in Osaka Titanium Technologies.It was formed on September 1, 1905...
AGT (Automated Guideway Transit) System with crew
Stations
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| Hondori Station | 0.0 | █ Hiroden Ujina Line Hiroden Ujina Line The is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway in Hiroshima, Japan. The line has been operated since 1912.The total distance of the line is 5.7 kilometers. Routes 1, 3, 5 and 7 operate on the line. The line has 20 stations, numbered M9 and U1 through U18.-Stations:... (at Hondori) ★ (Kamiya-cho Shareo Kamiya-cho Shareo is an underground city located in central Hiroshima.It is the key underground network connecting public transport services around the Kamiyachō area.There are two stations of the Astram Line and three stations of the Hiroden Main Line and the Ujina Line.... ) ★ (Hiroshima Bus Center Hiroshima Bus Center is 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.... ) ★ (Hiroshima Peace Memorial Hiroshima Peace Memorial Hiroshima Peace Memorial, commonly called the Atomic Bomb Dome or , in Hiroshima, Japan, is part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The ruin serves as a memorial to the people who were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6,... ) ★ (Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is a memorial park in the center of Hiroshima, Japan. It is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack, and to the memories of the bomb's direct and indirect victims .... ) |
Naka-ku Naka-ku, Hiroshima is the heart of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Naka-ku is home to Hiroshima's central business district and Peace Memorial Park. Major attractions include the Hondori shopping arcade, a covered mall-like street of shops extending east from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to Hacchobori... |
| Kencho-mae Station | 0.3 | █ Hiroden Main Line Hiroden Main Line The is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway in Hiroshima, Japan. The line has been operated since 1912.The total distance of the line is 5.5 kilometers. Routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 operate on the line. The line has 20 stations, numbered M1 through M19 .-Stations:... / █ Hiroden Ujina Line Hiroden Ujina Line The is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway in Hiroshima, Japan. The line has been operated since 1912.The total distance of the line is 5.7 kilometers. Routes 1, 3, 5 and 7 operate on the line. The line has 20 stations, numbered M9 and U1 through U18.-Stations:... (at Kamiya-cho-higashi or Kamiya-cho-nishi) ★ (Hiroshima Prefectural Government Offices) ★ (Hiroshima Bus Center Hiroshima Bus Center is 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.... ) ★ (Hiroshima Green Arena Hiroshima Green Arena Hiroshima Green Arena and was known as Hiroshima Prefectural Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Hiroshima, Japan. The capacity of the arena's main stadium is 8,000. The arena was rebuilt for 1994 Asian Games... ) ★ (Hiroshima Castle Hiroshima Castle ', sometimes called ' is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan which was the home of the daimyō of the Hiroshima han . Originally constructed in the 1590s, the castle was destroyed in the atomic bombing in 1945... ) |
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| Johoku Station | 1.4 | ★ (Hiroshima Castle Hiroshima Castle ', sometimes called ' is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan which was the home of the daimyō of the Hiroshima han . Originally constructed in the 1590s, the castle was destroyed in the atomic bombing in 1945... ) ★ (Hiroshima Municipal Hiroshima Motomachi High School) |
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| Hakushima Station | 2.1 | ★ (Hiroshima Home TV Hiroshima Home TV Hiroshima Home Television Co.,Ltd. is a TV station in Hiroshima. It is a network TV station of ANN. It is broadcast in Hiroshima Prefecture.-External links:*... ) ★ (Sotoku High School) ★ (Sotoku Junior High School) ★ (Yasuda Girl's High School) ★ (Yasuda Girl's Junior High School) ★ (Yasuda Elementary School) |
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| Ushita Station | 2.9 | ★ (Hiroshima Bigwave) ★ (Hiroshima City Higashi Ward Sports Center) |
Higashi-ku Higashi-ku, Hiroshima is one of the eight wards located in Hiroshima, Japan. It is located on the uppermost delta of the Ōta River.Within Higashi-ku is the Fudoin Temple in Ushita-shinmachi. Fudoin dates back to the 14th century and was built by Shogun Takauji Ashikaga as one of 60 Ankoku-ji temples which were... |
| Fudoin-mae Station | 4.0 | ★ (Fudo-in) ★ (Hijiyama University Hijiyama University is a private university in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school was established in 1939, and it was chartered as a university in 1994.-External links:*... ) ★ (Hiroshima Municipal Hiroshima Commercial High School) |
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| Gion-shinbashi-kita Station | 5.0 | ★ (NHK NHK NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.... Hiroshima Hiroshima is 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... ) |
Asaminami-ku Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the south of the former district of Asa.Asa-gun consisted of Gion-cho, Yasufuruichi-cho, Sato-cho, Numata-cho. After being merged with Hiroshima in 1973, this ward was named Asaminami-ku.... |
| Nishihara Station | 6.0 | ★ (Hiroshima Municipal Hara Elementary School | |
| Nakasuji Station | 7.0 | ★ (Nakasuji Bus Terminal) | |
| Furuichi Station | 7.8 | ||
| Omachi Station | 8.4 | █ JR West 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:... Kabe Line Kabe Line The is a rail line operated by JR West within the city of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It begins at Hiroshima Station and terminates at Kabe Station in Asakita-ku. It is one of the commuter lines to Hiroshima. Prior to December 1, 2003, the line was connected to Sandankyō Station from... (at Omachi Station Ōmachi Station (Hiroshima) is a station of the Kabe Line and the Astram Line located in Ōmachi-higashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The stations of the two lines are directly connected each other by an overpass.-History:... ) |
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| Bishamondai Station | 9.6 | ★ (Bishamonten) | |
| Yasuhigashi Station | 10.6 | ★ (Yasuda Women's University Yasuda Women's University is a private women's college in Asaminami, Hiroshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school was established by Riyou Yasuda and others in 1915 and was chartered as a junior women's college in 1955.-External links:*... ) ★ (Yasuda Women's College) |
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| Kamiyasu Station | 11.4 | ★ (Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park is a zoo in Hiroshima, Japan.-Overview:Asa Zoological Park opened in 1971 in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima as the 62nd zoo in Japan.The gross area of the zoo is 49.6 ha.... ) |
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| Takatori Station | 12.0 | ||
| Chōrakuji Station | 12.7 | ★ (Chōraku-ji) ★ (Hiroshima City Transportation Museum Hiroshima City Transportation Museum The Hiroshima City Transportation Museum is a transport museum in Hiroshima, Japan.-History:*Opened in March, 1995.-Entrance & Open Air Square:*Restaurant*Museum shop*Multipurpose hall*Library... ) ★ (Hiroshima Prefectural Yasunishi High School) ★ (Hiroshima Rapid Transit Hiroshima Rapid Transit is a Japanese transportation company based in Hiroshima, Japan.Hiroshima Rapid Transit operate the People mover called "Astram Line" in Hiroshima.The company will accept PASPY, a smart card ticket system, from spring, 2009.-External links:*... HQ) |
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| Tomo Station | 13.9 | ★ (Hiroshima City Asaminami Ward Sports Center) ★ (Koryo High School) |
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| Obara Station | 14.9 | ||
| Tomo-chuo Station | 16.0 | ||
| Ozuka Station | 17.6 | ★ (Hiroshima City University Hiroshima City University is a public university at Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, founded in 1994, educating both undergraduates and graduate students. HCU is especially distinctive for its Peace Studies program, in line with Hiroshima's status as an international city of peace.... ) |
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| Koiki-koen-mae Station | 18.4 | ★ (Hiroshima Big Arch Hiroshima Big Arch is a multi-purpose stadium in Hiroshima, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. It has a capacity of 50,000. It is an all-seater.-History:Hiroshima Big Arch was opened in 1992, as the venue of 1992 AFC Asian Cup... ) ★ (Hiroshima Shudo University Hiroshima Shudo University is a private university in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school, Hiroshima Domain's Han school, was founded in 1725. It was chartered as a junior college in 1952 and became a four-year college in 1960. The school adopted the present name in 1973.-External links:*... ) |