Nagasaki tram

Nagasaki tram
Old car at the end of the stump Shōkakuji-shita
Basic information
Country	Japan
city	Nagasaki
opening	1915
operator	Nagasaki Denki Kidō KK
Infrastructure
Route length	11.5 km
Gauge	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system	600 V = overhead line
business
Lines	4th

Type 3000 low-floor car in the city center

Latest generation car (type 5000) as a driving school

Network development

The Nagasaki Tram is the tram network in Nagasaki on the island of Kyushu in Japan . It is operated by the private company Nagasaki Denki Kidō KK ( Japanese 長崎 電 気 軌道 株式会社 ), or Nagasaki Dentetsu ( 長崎 電 鉄 ) or Nagaden ( 長 電 ) for short .

The network consists of four lines, the image of which is reminiscent of a trident. Lines 1 and 3 run together from the north from Akasako ( 赤 迫 ) parallel to the JR Nagasaki main line to the main train station, where they branch off. Line 1 continues south via Dejima and from there east to Shōkakuji-shita ( 正 覚 寺 下 ). Line 3 turns immediately to the east and, after merging with lines 4 and 5, reaches the final stop Hotaru-Jaya ( 蛍 茶屋 ). From the junction point, line 5 goes immediately south (after a short shared section with line 1) to the terminus Ishibashi ( 石橋 ), while line 4 then follows the route from line 1. Line 2 no longer exists.

The line opened at the start of operations in 1915 corresponds to the middle section of today's Line 1. Starting from this, successive extensions were made in all directions, most recently shorter sections in 1960 in the north and 1968 in the south-east. Despite the severe war damage caused by the atomic bombing on August 9, 1945 , no lines have been permanently shut down since the network was opened, which is an exception in Japan and worldwide.

A total of 75 vehicles are used. The fleet consists mostly of high-floor single wagons. In addition to five historical special wagons, there are also five three-part low-floor articulated railcars available, which Alna-Sharyō has purchased in two series since 2004.

Web links

Commons : Nagasaki Electric Tramway  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Official Japanese Website (Japanese)
• Special page for the 100th anniversary 2015 (Japanese)