Kyoto tram
Kyoto tram | |
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Route in front of the Kōryūji ( 広 隆 寺 ) | |
Basic information | |
Country | Japan |
city | Kyoto |
opening | 1910 |
operator | Keifuku Denki Tetsudō KK |
Infrastructure | |
Route length | 11 km |
Formerly the largest route |
11.5 km |
Gauge | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
Power system | 600 V = overhead line |
business | |
Lines | 2 |
Line band with orientation to the south |
The Kyoto tram is the tram network in Kyoto on the island of Honshū in Japan . It is operated by the private company Keifuku Denki Tetsudō KK ( Japanese 京 福 電 気 鉄 道 株式会社 ) under the name Randen ( 嵐 電 ).
It consists of two lines, the longer of which begins on the outskirts of the city at Shijō-Ōmiya ( 四条 大 宮 ) station and extends westward to the suburb of Arashiyama ( 嵐山 ). After about two-thirds of the mostly off-road route branches off at Katabira-no-tsuji ( 帷子 ノ 辻 ) in a north-easterly direction, the second, mostly single-track route to Kitano-Hakubaichō ( 北野 白梅 町 ). It is a popular destination , especially during the cherry blossom season, because of the accompanying trees.
The network was laid in 1910 with the southern route; the north branch was built in 1925/26 and extended until 1958 about 500 m further to Kitano Tenman-gū . This section was then taken over by the city and discontinued in 1976. Between 1929 and 1944 there was also a railway line from Arashiyama north to Kiyotaki ( 清 滝 ). Potential expansions - in particular the planned extension of the north branch over the Imadegawa-dōri ( 今 出 川 通 ) to the universities there - have not yet got beyond the planning stage.
The vehicle fleet consists exclusively of high-floor single wagons, of which a total of 27 are available and which are mostly used in pairs coupled together. Thanks to the elevated platforms at all stations, barrier-free entry is possible everywhere.
Web links
- Official Japanese website (Japanese, English)