Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau
| Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Type 9700 light rail vehicle | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 熊本市交通局 | ||
| Owner | Kumamoto City | ||
| Transit type | Light rail | ||
| Number of lines | 2 | ||
| Headquarters | 5-chome-1-40 Oe, Chuo-ku Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 862-0971 | ||
| Website | http://www.kotsu-kumamoto.jp/ | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 16 November 1921 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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The Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau (熊本市交通局, Kumamoto-shi Kōtsūkyoku) is a public transportation authority of Kumamoto City, Japan. The bureau operates 2 tram lines within the city. The fare is a flat 170 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.
Kumamoto City Tram
Currently, Kumamoto City Tram (熊本市電, Kumamoto Shiden) has five lines in official count with two routes regularly in service.
Lines and routes
- 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-Ekimae
- Tasaki Line (田崎線): Kumamoto-Ekimae — Tasakibashi
- Routes:
Gallery
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Kumamoto City Tram -
Kumamoto Buses -
Route A at Shin-Suizenji Station
See also
External links
- (in Japanese) Official website—English version of official map
- (in Japanese) Kumamoto Shiden Database, unofficial fansite.
- (in Japanese) Kumamoto-city Transportation Museum, unofficial fansite.
- Network map
References
- ^ Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau. "Kumamoto City Tram Guide". Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Narita, Taiaki (1 April 2015). 熊本）熊本市営バス、８８年の歴史に終止符 (in Japanese). Asahi Digital. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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