Sapporo Street Car

Sapporo Street Car

The nihongo|Sapporo Street Car|札幌市電|Sapporo Shiden is a tram network of Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. Among local residents, the line is often called nihongo|the Electric Railway|電車|Densha, as well as the Streetcar. The first section of the network opened in 1909 as nihongo|Sapporo Stone Horsecar Railway|札幌石材馬車鉄道|Sapporo Sekizai Basha Tetsudō, which was later electrified in 1918. The Transportation Bureau took over the network in 1927.

Basic data of the current line

*Distance: 8.41 km / 5.2 mi.
*Gauge: 1,067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
*Stations: 23
*Double-track line: Whole the line, excluding inside termini
*Electric supply: Whole the line (600 V DC), overhead wire

Lines and routes

At its peak, in 1958, there was a 25 km network with 11 lines and 7 routes. However, the network shrank later due to motorization and the opening of Sapporo Municipal Subway.
*Lines: Officially, there are three lines currently operated. They are collectively called Ichijō-Yamahana Street Car Line (一条・山鼻軌道線) or simply Street Car Line (軌道線).
**Ichijō Line (一条線): Nishi yon chōme — Nishi jūgo chōme
**Yamahana nishi Line (山鼻西線): Nishi jūgo chōme — Chūō toshokan mae
**Yamahana Line (山鼻線): Chūō toshokan mae — Susukino
*Routes: Almost all the tramcars run through whole the three lines, from Nishi yon chōme to Susukino. Other sectional services are:
**Nishi yon chōme — Nishisen jūroku jō
**Nishi yon chōme — Chūō toshokan mae
**Chūō toshokan mae — SusukinoTramcars come once per 7 to 8 minutes on daytime. They come once per 3 minutes at busy hours on weekdays, in the section between Nishi yon chōme and Nishisen jūroku jō. The fare is ¥170. Like the subway, the tram accepts With You Card, a prepaid magnetic card.

tations

All stations are located in Chūō, Sapporo.

ee also

*List of light-rail transit systems
*Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
*Sapporo Municipal Subway
*Hakodate City Transportation Bureau

External links

* [http://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/index.html Official website]


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