Toyama Light Rail
Toyama Light Rail | |
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The current and only vehicle type TLR0600 or "PORTRAM" (ポ ー ト ラ ム) | |
Basic information | |
Country | Japan |
city | Toyama |
opening | 2006 |
operator | Toyama Light Rail KK |
Infrastructure | |
Route length | 7.6 km (including 6.5 km railway line) |
Gauge | 1067 mm ( cape track ) |
Power system | 600 V = overhead line |
business | |
Lines | 1 |
City and tram routes |
The light rail Toyama and Toyama Light Rail ( Jap. 富山ライトレール , Toyama Raito reru ) is the rail network in the north of Toyama on the island of Honshu in Japan , which is operated by the identical private company.
Operation began in 2006 on a railway line that had previously belonged to JR West , by closing the southernmost section of the line in favor of a newly built tram line and switching the voltage back from 1500 V to 600 V. Since then, the Toyamakō line ( 富山 港 線 , Toyamakō-sen , German "Toyama-Hafen-Linie") has been served by seven two-part low-floor articulated railcars from the main train station on a largely single-track route north to Iwasehama ( 岩 瀬 浜 ), which correspond to the vehicles that were later used on the Toyama tram .
A connection to the tram that has already been integrated into the station building is planned for the coming years.
Web links
- Official Japanese Website (Japanese)