Toden Arakawa Line
The Toden Arakawa Line ( Japanese 電荒 川 線 , Toden Arakawa-sen ) is a tram line in northern Tokyo , Japan . It is the last remaining line of the former urban tram network of Tokyo ( Toden as an abbreviation of Tōkyō-to "Tokyo Prefecture" and densha "electric train") and is operated by the Tokyo Prefecture Transportation Office .
The Toden Arakawa line runs between Minowabashi and Waseda stations. On the 12.2-kilometer route, only traction vehicles with drivers run on tracks with a gauge of 1372 millimeters. The line is double-tracked throughout and has an overhead contact line with a voltage of 600 volts. Most of the route is on a special track, independent of motorized traffic. In some sections, the route is completely independent of a street and is similar to a tram route.
history
The route was originally built by the Ōji Denki Kidō ( 王子 電 気 軌道 , literally: "electric tram Ōji"). During the war in 1942, the railway line had to be forcibly sold to Tokyo Prefecture and the company was dissolved. The line was divided into two lines 27 ( Minowabashi - Akabane ) and 32 ( Arakawa - Waseda depot ).
On the occasion of the 1964 Olympic Games , the government ordered a new transport policy, as a result of which trams were shut down and dismantled in several cities in Japan. The Tokyo Prefecture Parliament decided in 1967 to gradually shut down the entire tram network and switch to bus service on November 12, 1972. However, this only affected line 27 between Akabane and Ōji and line 32 not at all. This was mainly due to the fact that a large part of the route was run independently and therefore conflict-free from road traffic. In 1974 there was a further change in the transport policy strategy, whereby the existence of the line was secured and both lines were merged by the traffic office to form the Arakawa line.
Opening dates
- August 20, 1911: Asukayama – Ōtsuka
- April 1, 1913: Minowa – Kajiwara
- October 31, 1913: Asukayama – Sakaemachi
- April 17, 1915: Ōji – Asukayama
- November 12, 1925: Ōtsuka – Kishibojinmae, Sakaemachi – Ōji
- March 28, 1926: Ōji-Yanagida-Kamiyabaschi
- December 15, 1927: Kamiyabashi – Akabane
- December 25, 1928: Kishibojinmae – Waseda
- March 30, 1930: Omokagebashi – Waseda
- December 1, 1932: Ōji-Yanagida – Ōji
- February 1, 1942: Dissolution of the Ōji Denki Kidō company and the forced transfer of the lines to the Tokyo Traffic Office
- November 12, 1972: Ōji – Akabane closed
- October 10, 1974: merged to form the Arakawa line
Tram vehicles
A total of 35 high-floor vehicles of various series are in operation, almost all of which were supplied or modernized by Alna-Sharyō. Four retired cars from the 7000 series are currently being converted to the 7700 type in a modernization program, followed by four more to replace the old series. It can be boarded barrier-free at all stations via elevated platforms.
Design type. | 7000/7700 | 8900 |
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Years of construction | 1954-1956 | 2015-2016 |
length | 12,520 mm | 13,000 mm |
width | 2,203 mm | 2,200 mm |
Service mass | 16.5 t | ? |
number | 10 | 8th |
Hgk. (km / h) | 40 | 40 |
drive | Pawbearing drive | ? |
Seats | 24 | 20th |
Standing room | 96 | 62 |
design type | 8500 | 8800 | 9000 |
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Years of construction | 1990 | 2009 | 2007 |
length | 13,000 mm | 13,000 mm | 13,000 mm |
width | 2,200 mm | 2,200 mm | 2,200 mm |
Service mass | 18.5 t | 18.5 t | 18.5 t |
number | 5 | 13 | 2 |
Hgk. (km / h) | 40 | 40 | 40 |
drive | Westinghouse-Natal | Westinghouse-Natal | Westinghouse-Natal |
Seats | 26th | 20th | 22nd |
Standing room | 38 | 41 | 42 |
Web links
- Official Japanese website (Japanese, English)