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Chuden-mae Station
Chuden-mae is a Hiroden station (tram stop) on Hiroden Ujina Line located in Ote-machi 3-chome, Naka-ku, Hiroshima. Routes From Chuden-mae Station, there are three of Hiroden Streetcar routes. * Hiroshima Station - Hiroshima Port Route * Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima - Hiroshima Port Route * Yokogawa Station - Hiroden-honsha-mae Route Connections ; Ujina Line : :: Fukuro-machi — Chuden-mae — Shiyakusho-mae Around station *Chugoku Electric Power Company Head Office History *Opened as "Seitou-bashi" tram stop, named from the bridge "Seitou", on November 23, 1912. *Renamed to "Shirakami-mae", named from the shrine "Shirakami", in 1919. *Renamed to "Shirakamisha-mae" in 1945. *Moved to the present place and renamed to the present name "Chuden-mae", on March 22, 1971. References See also *Hiroden Streetcar Lines and Routes 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 Curre ...
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Naka-ku, Hiroshima
is the heart of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Naka-ku is home to Hiroshima's central business district and Peace Memorial Park. Major attractions include the Hondori shopping arcade, a covered mall-like street of shops extending east from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to Hatchobori. Also in Naka-ku is Okonomi-mura - a building housing a number of restaurants that serve Hiroshima's famous food, okonomiyaki. Geography This place is in the middle of River delta of Ōta River. It's almost flat except around Mt. Eba or Mt.Eba-sarayama. Nature *Ōta River Neighbors *North:East Ward *South:Hiroshima Bay *East: South Ward *West: West Ward Economy Air China has an office on the 11th floor of the NBF Hiroshima Tatemachi Building in Naka-ku. Asiana Airlines operates a sales office on the ninth floor of the Hiroshima Crystal Plaza Building in Naka-ku.
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Tram Stop
A tram stop, tram station, streetcar stop, or light rail station is a place designated for a tram, streetcar, or light rail vehicle to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Generally, tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, but because trams operate on rails, they often include railway platforms, especially if stepless entries are provided for accessibility. However, trams may also be used with bus stop type flags and with mid-street pavements as platforms, in street running mode. Examples Most tram or streetcar stops in Melbourne and Toronto and other systems with extensive sections of street-running have no associated platforms, with stops in the middle of the roadway pavement. In most jurisdictions, traffic cannot legally pass a tram or streetcar whose doors are open, unless the tram is behind a safety zone or has a designated platform. On the other hand, several light rail systems have high-platform stops or stations with dedicated platforms at railway ...
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Hiroden Streetcar Lines And Routes
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 Currently there are seven streetcar lines: Except for the Miyajima Line, they are called the "Inner City Line" and the fare is the same across all lines. Routes There are eight regular streetcar routes running on the lines shown above. These routes are usually identified by numbers. Ticketing system Special tickets 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 See also *List of railway lines in Japan ...
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Chugoku Electric Power Company
, trading as (Latin for "energy") is an electric utility with its exclusive operational area of Chūgoku region of Japan. It is the sixth largest by electricity sales among Japan's ten regional power utilities. It operates the Shimane Nuclear Power Plant. In 1982, Chugoku Electric Power Company proposed building a nuclear power plant near the island of Iwaishima, but many residents opposed the idea, and the island's fishing cooperative voted overwhelmingly against the plans. In January 1983, almost 400 islanders staged a protest march, which was the first of more than 1,000 protests the islanders carried out. Since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 there has been wider opposition to construction plans for the plant. See also *Ashes to Honey *Anti-nuclear movement in Japan Long one of the world's most committed promoters of civilian nuclear power, Japan's nuclear industry was not hit as hard by the effects of the 1979 Three Mile Island accident (USA) or the 1986 Ch ...
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Hiroden Shiyakusho-mae Station
Shiyakusho-mae is a Hiroden station (tram stop) on Hiroden Ujina Line located in front of Hiroshima City Hall, Ote-machi 4-chome, Naka-ku, Hiroshima. Routes From Shiyakusho-mae Station, there are three of Hiroden Streetcar routes. * Hiroshima Station - Hiroshima Port Route * Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima - Hiroshima Port Route * Yokogawa Station - Hiroden-honsha-mae Route Connections ; Ujina Line : :: Chuden-mae — Shiyakusho-mae — Takanobashi Around station * Hiroshima City Hall *Hiroshima Naka Ward Office * JA Building * Hiroshima Prefectural Hiroshima Kokutaiji High School * Hiroshima Prefectural Nishi High School * Hiroshima Chuo Yubin-kyoku - main post office * Hiroshima City Naka Ward Library History *Opened as "Makomo-bashi" tram stop, named from the bridge "Makomo", on November 23, 1914. *Renamed to "Kōkaidō-mae", named from "Hiroshima public hall" - hormer International Conference Center Hiroshima, in 1919. *Closed from June 10, 1944 to October 31, 1946. *Reopened ...
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Hiroden Fukuro-machi Station
Fukuro-machi is a Hiroden station (tram stop) on the Hiroden Ujina Line located in Ote-machi 2-chome, Naka-ku, Hiroshima. Connections ; Ujina Line : :: Hondori — Fukuro-machi — Chuden-mae Around station *Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park * Hiroshima Hondori Syoutengai * Municipal Fukuromachi Elementary School in Hiroshima **Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum * The Former Bank of Japan Hiroshima Branch *NHK Hiroshima *Hiroshima ANA Hotel *Hiroshima TV History *Opened on November 23, 1912. *Closed from 1942 to 1945. See also *Hiroden Streetcar Lines and Routes 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 Currently there are seven streetcar lines: Except for the Miyajima Line, they are called the "In ... References Fukuro-machi Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1912 {{Hiroshima-railstation-stub ...
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Yokogawa Station - Hiroden-honsha-mae Route
Hiroden Streetcar Route 7 (Yokogawa Station - Hiroden-honsha-mae route) runs between Yokogawa Station and Hiroden-honsha-mae Station. Overview Lines Hiroden Streetcar route 7 is made up with next three lines. The train goes straight through from each direction. * Hiroden Yokogawa Line * Hiroden Main Line * Hiroden Ujina Line The is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway (Hiroden) in Hiroshima, Japan. The line has been in operation since 1912. After the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the Ujina and Hiroden Honsha-mae lines were reopened after a month ... Stations References 7 {{Tram-stub ...
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Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima - Hiroshima Port Route
Hiroden Streetcar route #3 (Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima – Hiroshima Port Route) runs between Hiroden-Nishi-Hiroshima station and Hiroshima Port. Overview Lines Hiroden Streetcar route #3 is made up with next two lines, and both lines are linked up with each other at Kamiya-cho-nishi Station. The train goes straight through from each side. * Hiroden Main Line * Hiroden Ujina Line The is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway (Hiroden) in Hiroshima, Japan. The line has been in operation since 1912. After the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the Ujina and Hiroden Honsha-mae lines were reopened after a month ... Stations References 3 {{Tram-stub ...
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Hiroshima Station - Hiroshima Port Route
Hiroden Streetcar route #1 "Hiroshima Station – Hiroshima Port Route" runs between Hiroshima Station and Hiroshima Port. Overview Lines Horoden Streetcar route #1 is made up from two lines, and both lines are linked up with each other at Kamiya-cho-Higashi station. The train goes straight through from each side. * Hiroden Main Line * Hiroden Ujina Line The is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway (Hiroden) in Hiroshima, Japan. The line has been in operation since 1912. After the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the Ujina and Hiroden Honsha-mae lines were reopened after a month ... Stations References 1 {{Tram-stub ...
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Metro Station
A metro station or subway station is a station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase Train ticket, tickets, board trains, and Emergency evacuation, evacuate the system in the case of an emergency. In the United Kingdom, they are known as underground stations, most commonly used in reference to the London Underground. Location The location of a metro station is carefully planned to provide easy access to important urban facilities such as roads, commercial centres, major buildings and other Transport hub, transport nodes. Most stations are located underground, with entrances/exits leading up to ground or street level. The bulk of the station is typically positioned under land reserved for public thoroughfares or Urban park, parks. Placing the station underground reduces the outside area occupied by the station, allowing vehicles and pedestrians to continue using the ground-le ...
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Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has been the city's mayor since April 2011. Hiroshima was founded in 1589 as a castle town on the Ōta River delta. Following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Hiroshima rapidly transformed into a major urban center and industrial hub. In 1889, Hiroshima officially gained city status. The city was a center of military activities during the imperial era, playing significant roles such as in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the two world wars. Hiroshima was the first military target of a nuclear weapon in human history. This occurred on August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., when the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped the atomic bomb "Little Boy" on the city. Most of Hiroshima was destroyed, and by the end of th ...
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Hiroden
is a Japanese transportation company established on June 18, 1910, that operates streetcars and buses in and around Hiroshima Prefecture. It is known as for short. The company's rolling stock includes an eclectic range of trams manufactured from across Japan and Europe, earning it the nickname "The Moving Streetcar Museum". From January 2008 the company has accepted PASPY, a smart card ticket system. This is the longest tram network in Japan, with . The atomic bombing of Hiroshima took place on 6 August 1945. 185 employees of the company were killed as a result of the bomb and 108 of its 123 cars were damaged or destroyed. Within three days, the system started running again. Three trams that survived or were rebuilt after the bombing continue to run 75 years afterwards. Railway and streetcar *One Railway line with one route for 16.1 km. ( Miyajima Line) **between Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station and Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Station. **trains(trams) link up with other ...
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