Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau

Type 7000 tramcar, known as the U-tram II.

Kagoshima City Bus.

The Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau (鹿児島市交通局, Kagoshima-shi Kōtsūkyoku) is a public transportation authority of Kagoshima City, Japan. The bureau operates trams and bus lines. From April 1, 2005, together with Nangoku Kōtsū and JR Kyūshū Bus, the bureau introduced RapiCa, a smart card ticketing system.

The bureau was founded in 1928, by taking over Kagoshima Electric Tramway, a private company. The tram line itself existed from 1912.

Kagoshima City Tram

Currently. Kagoshima City Tram (鹿児島市電, Kagoshima Shiden) is one of the few tram lines in Japan that stably make profits. There are more than 10 million users annually.

Lines and routes

Kagoshima City Tram
System Diagram
Kagoshima-ekimae 鹿児島駅前 Sakurajima sanbashidōri 桜島桟橋通り Suizokukanguchi 水族館口 Shiyakusho-mae 市役所前 Asahidōri 朝日通り Izurodōri いづろ通り Tenmonkandōri 天文館通り Takamibaba 高見馬場 Kōtō chūgakkō-mae 甲東中学校前 Shinyashiki 新屋敷 Kajiya-chō 加治屋町 Kotsuki River 甲突川 Takamibashi 高見橋 Kagoshima-Chūō-ekimae 鹿児島中央駅前 Miyakodōri 都通り Nakasudōri 中洲通り Shiritsubyōin-mae 市立病院前 Shinden (Kōtsūkyoku-mae) 新田（交通局前） Toso 唐湊 Kōgakubu-mae 工学部前 Junshingakuen-mae 純心学園前 Nakagōri 中郡 Takenohashi 武之橋 Nichūdōri 二中通り Aratahachiman 荒田八幡 Kishaba 騎射場 Kamoike 鴨池 Kōrimoto 郡元 Kōrimoto (South) 郡元（南側） Namidabashi 涙橋 Minami-Kagoshima-ekimae 南鹿児島駅前 Nikenjaya 二軒茶屋 Usuki 1-chōme 宇宿一丁目 Wakita 脇田 Sasanuki 笹貫 Kamishioya 上塩屋 Taniyama 谷山

• Lines: Officially, there are four lines with the total distance of 13.1 km.
  • Dai-Ikki-Line ("Phase 1 Line", 第一期線): Takenohashi — Kagoshima-Ekimae
  • Dai-Niki-Line ("Phase 2 Line", 第二期線): Takamibaba — Kagoshima-Chūō-Ekimae
  • Taniyama Line (谷山線): Takenohashi — Taniyama
  • Toso Line (唐湊線): Kagoshima-Chūō-Ekimae — Kōrimoto
• Routes: There are two routes regularly in service by using one or more lines above.

■ Route 1 (1系統): Kagoshima-Ekimae — Takamibaba — Takenohashi — Kōrimoto — Taniyama

■ Route 2 (2系統): Kagoshima-Ekimae — Takamibaba — Kagoshima-Chūō-Ekimae — Kōrimoto

Tramcars come once per five minutes generally, once per one minute in busier sections. The fare is ¥170 for all the sections.

See also

• List of light-rail transit systems
• Little Dancer, one of the LRVs operated on its lines

External links

• (in Japanese) Official website