Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau Explained

Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau
Native Name:	Japanese: 熊本市交通局
Owner:	Kumamoto City
Transit Type:	Light rail
Lines:	2
Key People:	-->
Headquarters:	5-chome-1-40 Oe, Chuo-ku Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 862-0971
Website:	http://www.kotsu-kumamoto.jp/
Began Operation:	16 November 1921
Map Name:	System Map
Map State:	collapsed

The is a public transportation authority of Kumamoto City, Japan.

Tram Routes

The bureau operates 2 tram lines within the city.

Tram Fare

The fare is a flat 180 yen for adults, 90 yen for children, payable by cash or public transit card (including Nimoca, ICOCA, Suica, and Pasmo).^[1]

Operators

Bus lines in the city were formerly operated by the agency, but have since been privatized.^[2]

The city government has operated tram lines since 1924, and bus lines since 1927, but the current transportation bureau was formed in 1944.

Kumamoto City Tram

Currently, has five lines in official count, but with only two routes regularly in service.

Lines and routes

• Lines:
  • Trunk Line (幹線): Kumamoto-Ekimae - Suidōchō
  • Suizenji Line (水前寺線): Suidōchō - Suizenji-Kōen
  • Kengun Line (健軍線): Suizenji-Kōen - Kengunmachi
  • Kami-Kumamoto Line (上熊本線): Karashimachō - Kami-Kumamoto
  • Tasaki Line (田崎線): Kumamoto-Ekimae - Tasakibashi
• Routes:
  • Route A (A系統): Tasakibashi - Kumamoto-Ekimae - Karashimachō - Suidōchō - Suizenji-Kōen - Kengunmachi
  • Route B (B系統): Kami-Kumamoto - Karashimachō - Suidōchō - Suizenji-Kōen - Kengunmachi

See also

• List of light-rail transit systems

External links

• Official website - English version of official map
• Kumamoto Shiden Database, unofficial fansite.
• Kumamoto-city Transportation Museum, unofficial fansite.
• Network map

References

1. Web site: Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau . Kumamoto City Tram Guide . 22 May 2019.
2. Web site: Narita . Taiaki . ja:熊本）熊本市営バス、８８年の歴史に終止符 . https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASH3R35NFH3RTLVB002.html . Asahi Digital . 22 May 2019 . Japanese . 1 April 2015.