Hiroden Streetcar Lines and Routes
Encyclopedia
This is a list of lines and routes on the Hiroshima Electric Railway
's railway and streetcar (tram)
systems in and around Hiroshima
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Except for the Miyajima Line, they are called the "Inner City Line" and can be taken by the same fare.
Hiroshima Electric Railway
is a Japanese transportation company established on June 18, 1910, that operates streetcars and buses in and around Hiroshima Prefecture. It is known as for short....
's railway and streetcar (tram)
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...
systems in and around 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...
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Lines
Currently there are seven streetcar lines.- Main Line
- Ujina Line
- Eba Line
- Hakushima Line
- Hijiyama Line (Minani Line) - "Minani Line" is the same as "Hijiyama Line". "Minani Line" is the registered name for Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, but it's called "Hijiyama Line" officially by Hiroden.
- Yokogawa Line
- Miyajima Line
Except for the Miyajima Line, they are called the "Inner City Line" and can be taken by the same fare.
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| █ 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:... |
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| █ 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:... |
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| █ Eba Line Hiroden Eba Line The is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway in Hiroshima, Japan. The line has been operated since 1943.The total distance of the line is 2.6 kilometers. Routes 6 and 8 operate on the line. The line has seven stations, numbered M13 and E1 through E6.-Stations:... |
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| █ Hakushima Line Hiroden Hakushima 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 1.2 kilometers. Route 9 operates on the line. The line has five stations, numbered W1 through W5.... |
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| █ Hijiyama Line Hiroden Hijiyama Line The , also called the , is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway in Hiroshima, Japan. The line has been operated since 1944.Although the line is registered at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism under the rarely used name "Minani Line", Hiroden officially calls it... (Minami Line) |
2.5 km | |
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| █ Yokogawa Line Hiroden Yokogawa Line The is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway in Hiroshima, Japan. The line has been operated since 1917.The total distance of the line is 1.4 kilometers. Routes 7 and 8 operate on the line. The line has five stations, numbered Y1 through Y5.... |
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| █ Miyajima Line Hiroden Miyajima Line The 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.... |
16.1 km | |
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Routes
There are eight regular streetcar routes by using one or more lines the above. Those routes are usually called by numbers.- #1 Hiroshima Station - Hiroshima PortHiroden 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...
- #2 Hiroshima Station - Hiroden-miyajima-guchiHiroden-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....
- #3 Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima - Hiroshima Port
- #5 Hiroshima Station - (via Hijiyama-shitaHiroden Hijiyama-shita StationHijiyama-shita is a Hiroden station on Hiroden Hijiyama Line, located at the foot of Mt.Hijiyama, in Hijiyama-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima.-Routes:From Hijiyama-shita Station, there are one of Hiroden Streetcar routes....
) - Hiroshima Port - #6 Hiroshima Station - Eba
- #7 Yokogawa Station - Hiroden-honsha-maeHiroden-honsha-mae StationHiroden-honsha-mae is a Hiroden station on Hiroden Ujina Line located in front of Hiroden Head Office, in Senda-machi 3-chome, Naka-ku, Hiroshima...
- #8 Yokogawa Station - Eba
- #9 Hatchobori - HakushimaHiroden 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...
Route Stations Duration Hiroshima Station - Hiroshima Port Route27 44min Hiroshima Station - Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Route40 63min Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima - Hiroshima Port Route29 48min Hiroshima Station - (via Hijiyama-shita) - Hiroshima Port Route18 28min Hiroshima Station - Eba Route20 35min Yokogawa Station - Hiroden-honsha-mae Route15 25min Yokogawa Station - Eba Route12 21min Hatchobori - Hakushima Route5 7min 
special train Route– –
Special tickets
There are two-day and one-day tickets are available.| image | ticket for |
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| 2 days ticket for Hiroden streetcars, Miyajima Matsudai Kisen Miyajima Matsudai Kisen is a Japanese ferry company based in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan.Miyajima Matsudai Kisen operates the ferries between Miyajimaguchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima and Miyajima... ferries to Miyajima Itsukushima is 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... , and ropeway Ropeway A ropeway is a form of naval lifting device used to transport light stores and equipment across rivers or ravines. It comprises a jackstay, slung between two sheers or gyns, one at either end, from which is suspended a block and tackle, that is free to travel along the rope and hauled back and... s for Mt. Misen Mount Misen (Miyajima) is the holy mountain on the holy island Itsukushima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan; it is situated within the World Heritage area of Itsukushima Shrine.The sea around the island and all of the island are within Setonaikai National Park.... |
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| 1 day ticket for Hiroden streetcars and ferries | |
| 1 day ticket for Hiroden streetcars | |
| 1 day passport for "no my car day" on the 22nd of every month | |
| Paseo card - Prepaid card for Hiroden Streetcar, Astram Line Astram Line The 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... and Bus services around Hiroshima |
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| Transfer card: When you transfer another line or route ask the crew for a Transfer Card. When you get off the second streetcar return the card to the crew. |