Hiroden Main Line Explained

The is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway (Hiroden) in Hiroshima, Japan. The line has been operated since 1912.[1]

The total distance of the line is . Routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 operate on the line. The line has 20 stations, numbered M1 through M19 (two stations at Kamiyachō are both numbered M9).

Stations

No.StationRoutesConnections
M1Hiroshima StationJR lines at JR Hiroshima Station
JR Sanyo Shinkansen
JR Sanyo Main Line
JR Kure Line
JR Kabe Line
JR Geibi Line
M2Enkobashi-cho
M3/H3Matoba-cho Hiroden Hijiyama Line
M4Inari-machi
M5Kanayama-cho
M6Ebisu-cho
M7/W1Hatchobori Hiroden Hakushima Line
M8Tate-machi
M9Kamiya-cho-higashi Hiroden Ujina Line
Astram Line (at Kencho-mae or Hondori Station)
(Hiroshima Bus Center)
M9Kamiya-cho-nishi
M10Genbaku Dome-mae
(Atomic Bomb Dome)
(Hiroshima Peace Memorial)
(Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park)
(Sightseeing boats)
M11Honkawa-cho
M12/Y1Tokaichi-machi Hiroden Yokogawa Line
M13Dobashi Hiroden Eba Line
M14Koami-cho
M15Tenma-cho
M16Kanon-machi
M17Nishi-kanon-machi
M18Fukushima-cho
M19Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Hiroden Miyajima Line
JR Sanyo Main Line (at JR Nishi-Hiroshima Station)

Notes and References

  1. Shoji . Kenichi . Killeen . Bruce J. . 2001-01-01 . Diversification Strategy of the 'Minor' Private Railway Companies in Japan . en . Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies. Faculty of Economics and Business. The University of Sydney.