Hiroden lines and routes
Appearance
This is a list of lines and routes on the Hiroshima Electric Railway's railway and streetcar (tram) systems in and around Hiroshima, Japan.
Lines
[edit]Currently there are seven streetcar lines:
Line | Total distance (km) | Routes | Stations | |||||||
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█ Main Line | 5.5 km | 19 | ||||||||
█ Ujina Line | 5.7 | 19 | ||||||||
█ Eba Line | 2.6 | 7 | ||||||||
█ Hakushima Line | 1.2 | 5 | ||||||||
█ Hijiyama Line(Minami Line) | 2.5 | 7 | ||||||||
█ Yokogawa Line | 1.4 | 5 | ||||||||
█ Miyajima Line | 16.1 | 21 |
Except for the Miyajima Line, they are called the "Inner City Line" and the fare is the same across all lines.
Routes
[edit]There are eight regular streetcar routes running on the lines shown above. These routes are usually identified by numbers.
Route | Stations | Journey time |
---|---|---|
Hiroshima Station - Hiroshima Port Route | 27 | 44 mins |
Hiroshima Station - Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Route | 40 | 63 mins |
Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima - Hiroshima Port Route | 29 | 48 mins |
Hiroshima Station - (via Hijiyama-shita) - Hiroshima Port Route | 18 | 28 mins |
Hiroshima Station - Eba Route | 20 | 35 mins |
Yokogawa Station - Hiroden-honsha-mae Route | 15 | 25 mins |
Yokogawa Station - Eba Route | 12 | 21 mins |
Hatchobori - Hakushima Route | 5 | 7 mins |
Special train Route | – | – |
Ticketing system
[edit]Special tickets
[edit]Both two-day and one-day tickets are available.
- 2-day ticket for Hiroden streetcars, Miyajima Matsudai Kisen ferries to Miyajima, and ropeways for Mt. Misen
- 1-day ticket for Hiroden streetcars and ferries
- 1-day ticket for Hiroden streetcars
- 1-day passport for "no car day" on the 22nd of every month
- Paseo card - Prepaid card for Hiroden Streetcar, Astram Line and bus services around Hiroshima
- Transfer card: Used when transferring from one line or route to another