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Kumamoto City is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2. had a population of 1,461,000, ...

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Tram Routes

The bureau operates 2

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lines within the city.

Tram Fare

The fare is a flat 170 yen for adults, 90 yen for children, payable by cash or public transit card (including Nimoca, ICOCA, Suica, and Pasmo).

Operators

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

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( 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

Gallery

File:Kumamoto_City_Tram_Oct_7_2012.JPG, Kumamoto City Tram File:Kumamoto city bus01.jpg, Kumamoto Buses File:KCT Shin-Suizenji eki mae Station 2011.jpg, Route A at Shin-Suizenji Station

References

1921 establishments in Japan Bus companies of Japan Tram transport in Japan Kumamoto Intermodal transport authorities in Japan {{bus-company-stub