Okayama tram
Okayama tram | |
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Old cars and "MOMO" in the main street | |
Basic information | |
Country | Japan |
city | Okayama |
opening | 1912 |
operator | Okayama Denki Kidō KK |
Infrastructure | |
Route length | 4.6 km |
Formerly the largest route |
5.6 km |
Gauge | 1067 mm ( cape track ) |
Power system | 600 V = overhead line |
business | |
Lines | 2 |
The Okayama tram is the tram network in Okayama on the island of Honshu in Japan . It is operated by the private company Okayama Denki Kidō KK ( Japanese 岡山 電 気 軌道 株式会社 ), Okaden for short ( 岡 電 ).
The network consists of two lines, both of which start at the main train station. After just 500 m to the east, line 2 branches off straight to the south and ends at Seikibashi station ( 清輝 橋 ), whereas line 1 zigzags south-east to Higashiyama ( 東山 ). The last third of the route after crossing the Asahikawa ( 旭川 ) has only a very rudimentary infrastructure.
When it opened in 1912, another line was laid to the north, but it was closed in 1968. After a few expansions in the 1920s and 1940s, the network reached its greatest extent of over 5.5 km. Since then, potential expansions and a planned connection with a regional train line have not got beyond the discussion stage. The frequently requested redesign of the station forecourt has not yet been implemented.
A total of 21 vehicles are used. The fleet consists mostly of high-floor single wagons. Only the two “Momo” ( モ モ ) and “MOMO²” baptized two-part articulated railcars of the type 9200, purchased from 2002 by Niigata-Transys, low-floor.
Web links
- Official Japanese Website (Japanese)