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Toyama Chihō Railway Toyamakō Line
The is a tram line operated by Toyama Chihō Railway in the city of Toyama, the capital of Toyama Prefecture. Trams commences at , beneath Toyama Station, and travels north to in a town of the Toyama Port on Sea of Japan. The line is regarded as the first fully converted or constructed "light rail transit" (LRT) in Japan. Whilst other Japanese "LRTs" involve light rail rolling stock operating on original infrastructure, the "Portram" utilises new rolling stock on fully renovated infrastructure. It has an official nickname "Portram'", after "port" (Toyama Port) and "tram". Description Also see the route diagram. *Distance: 7.85 km **Toyama-Eki – Okudachūgakkō-mae ***under Tram Act, 1.35 km **Okudachūgakkōmae – Iwasehama ***under Railway Business Act: 6.5 km *Stations: 14 *Track: single **Doubling is planned at a short section of Okudachūgakkō-mae – east of Hatta bridge * Railway signalling: automatic *Depot: at Jōgawara History The Toy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and is also one of only three Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index: the others are JR East and JR Central. It was also listed in the Nagoya and Fukuoka stock exchanges until late 2020. Lines Shinkansen * Hokuriku Shinkansen ( - ) * San'yō Shinkansen * Hakata Minami Line :: Officially not a Shinkansen JR-West's highest-grossing line is the Sanyo Shinkansen high-speed rail line between Osaka and Fukuoka. The Sanyo Shinkansen alone accounts for about 40% of JR-West's passenger revenues. The company also operates Hakata Minami Line, a short commuter line with Shinkansen trains in Fukuoka. Urban Network The "Urban Network" is JR-West's name for its commuter rail lines in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area. These lines t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
413 Series
The is a Japanese dual-voltage (1,500 V DC and 20 kV AC 60 Hz) electric multiple unit (EMU) train type first introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in March 1986, and later operated on local services on the Hokuriku Main Line by the West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) from 1987 and also by the third-sector railway operating company Ainokaze Toyama Railway from March 2015. The units were built by re-using the underframes, bogies and electrical equipment from former 471 series and 473 series express-type EMUs with new suburban type bodies based on the design of the 417 series EMUs introduced in 1978. Variants * 413-0 series: 29 cars converted from former 471 series cars * 413-100 series: two cars (KuMoHa 413-101 and MoHa 412-101) converted from former 473 series cars Operations JR-West trainsets are used on the Nanao Line, Hokuriku Main Line, and IR Ishikawa Railway. Ainokaze Toyama Railway trainsets are used on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway, IR Ishikawa Railway, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
457 Series
__NOTOC__ Year 457 ( CDLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantinus and Rufus (or, less frequently, year 1210 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 457 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 27 – Emperor Marcian dies at Constantinople, possibly of foot gangrene, an infection contracted during a long religious journey. He is buried in the Church of the Holy Apostles, together with his late wife Pulcheria. * February 7 – Leo I, a Thraco-Roman (or Dacian) high-ranking officer, becomes the new emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, reigning for nearly 20 years. He is first to accept the Byzantine crown from the hands of the patriarch of Constantinople. * April 1 – Majorian is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
72 Series
The trains were DC electric commuter trains operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and served as the basis for the 101 series. The 72 series included the main production batch of 490 vehicles as well as 667 former 63 series cars converted into 72 series between 1953 and 1955. The last remaining trains were withdrawn in 1985, although some cars which were converted into mail coaches and experimental vehicles continued to remain in service until 1996. Most 72 series trains were converted to four-car 72-970 series trains, with the body based on the 103 series with the raised cab. The 72-970 series remained in service until 1985 when they were converted to 103-3000 series for the Kawagoe Line. Variants * 72 series - introduced in 1954, produced from 1952 to 1958 * 72-970 series - later converted to 103-3000 series * Kumoha 73 - cab car (about 330 vehicles built) File:JNR kuha79 syanai.jpg, Interior view of Kuha 79446 File:103-3000 52 Haijima 20010801.jpg, Kawagoe Line 103- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation was a Canadian-German rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer, headquartered in Berlin, Germany. It was one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Bombardier Transportation had many regional offices, production and development facilities worldwide. It produced a wide range of products including passenger rail vehicles, locomotives, bogies, propulsion and controls. In February 2020, the company had 36,000 employees, and 63 manufacturing and engineering locations around the world. Formerly a subsidiary and rail equipment division of Bombardier Inc., the company was acquired by French manufacturer Alstom on 29 January 2021. History 20th century 1970s: Formation and first orders Canadian company Bombardier Inc. entered the rail market in 1970 when it purchased Lohnerwerke GmbH of Austria. Bombardier Transportation's first order for mass transit rolling stock was in 1974 for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niigata Transys
is a Japanese railway vehicle and equipment manufacturer based in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company is a subsidiary of IHI Corporation and has a factory in Niigata, and representative offices in Osaka, Sapporo, Sendai, and Niigata. Products Low-floor LRV * Kumamoto KCT Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau 0800 series tramcar * Okayama Electric Railway 9200 "Momo" tramcar * Takaoka Manyosen MLRV1000 tramcar * Toyama Portram TLR0600 tramcar * Toyama Centram 9000 series tramcar * Fukui Echizen L-shaped tramcar * Fukui F1000 series "Fukuram" tramcar Diesel multiple units * KiHa 32 series * KiHa 48 series * KiHa 85 series * KiHa 100 series * KiHa 121 series * KiHa 122/127 series * KiHa 126 series * KiHa 187 series * KiHa 189 series * KiHa 200 series * KiHa 2000 series * TH2100 * TH9200 * AT500 * HSOR 100 * HSOR 150 * HB-E300 series * ET122 Electric multiple units * HK100 series Other rolling stock * JR East E26 series sleeping cars * 12-1201 vintage steam passenger train * N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyama Light Rail TLR0600
Toyama may refer to: Places and organizations * Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island * Toyama, Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture * Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, Toyama * Toyama Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of Toyama ** Kataller Toyama, a professional football club formed from the merger of the ALO's Hokuriku and YKK AP clubs that plays in Toyama Stadium * Toyama, Shinjuku, a district in Shinjuku ward in Tokyo, Japan * Toyama Domain, a feudal domain in Edo period Japan People * , a samurai and official of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period of Japanese history * , a video game designer and creator of the survival horror video game series ''Silent Hill'' and ''Siren'' * Michiko Toyama (1908-2000), Japanese American composer * , a nationalist political leader in early 20th-century Japan and founder of the ''Gen'yōsha'' nationalist secret society * , a Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smart Card
A smart card, chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC or IC card) is a physical electronic authentication device, used to control access to a resource. It is typically a plastic credit card-sized card with an embedded integrated circuit (IC) chip. Many smart cards include a pattern of metal contacts to electrically connect to the internal chip. Others are contactless, and some are both. Smart cards can provide personal identification, authentication, data storage, and application processing. Applications include identification, financial, mobile phones (SIM), public transit, computer security, schools, and healthcare. Smart cards may provide strong security authentication for single sign-on (SSO) within organizations. Numerous nations have deployed smart cards throughout their populations. The universal integrated circuit card, or SIM card, is also a type of smart card. , 10.5billion smart card IC chips are manufactured annually, including 5.44billion SIM card IC chips. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passca
is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport in Toyama, Japan, introduced by Toyama Light Rail, from April 29, 2006. The card is accepted by Toyamakō Line, the only line the company operates. Just like JR East's Suica or JR West's ICOCA, the card uses RFID Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. An RFID system consists of a tiny radio transponder, a radio receiver and transmitter. When triggered by an electromag ... technology developed by Sony corporation known as FeliCa. However, pass-ca has no known plan to have integrated services with those other cards. Types of cards * pass-ca prepaid cards ** Normal card ** Child's card ** Special discount card: for handicapped customers. * pass-ca commuter pass * Keirin only pass-ca: for Keirin spectators. On a racing day, one lap to/from Keirinjō-mae (Keirin velodrome) Station becomes free of charge. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyama City Tram Line
The of Toyama Chihō Railway, commonly referred to as , is a narrow gauge tram system in Toyama, Japan. Its first operation was in 1912. It has 23 stations and runs 7.3 km. While the system officially consists of five lines, the operation has been re-organized into three routes: *Route 1: Minami-Toyama Ekimae (Minami-Toyama Station) — Toyama Ekimae ( Toyama Station) *Route 2: Minami-Toyama Ekimae — Daigakumae ( University of Toyama) *Route 3: Loop Since 2010, the tram accepts the ''Ecomyca'' and passca smart cards for fare payment. Since March 21, 2020, with the completion of a north south tram link across Toyama Railway Station, Toyama City Tram services through operate with the Toyama Chihō Railway Toyamakō Line The is a tram line operated by Toyama Chihō Railway in the city of Toyama, the capital of Toyama Prefecture. Trams commences at , beneath Toyama Station, and travels north to in a town of the Toyama Port on Sea of Japan. The line is regar .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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