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is an agency of the city government of Kyoto,
The Kyoto Municipal Subway operates the following two lines:
* Karasuma Line
* Tōzai Line
The are major mean of public transport in Kyoto. The buses have been operating since 1928.
Besides the regular commuter routes, the city bus co-operated the city's "Regular Tour Bus" with Keihan Bus.
Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau operated the until 1978.
Kyoto Electric Railway ( narrow gauge) opened in 1895 as the first electric streetcar in Japan in commercial operation. The city government launched separate network of streetcars of in 1912, which absorbed the lines of Kyoto Electric Railway in 1918. Subsequently, the narrow gauge lines were closed, rebuilt in standard gauge, or remained as is (Kitano Line).
In its peak of the 1960s, the network was as follows:
*Loop line
**Gaishū Line (Loop on Higashiyama, Kujō, Nishiōji, Kitaōji streets)
*East-West lines
**Imadegawa Line
**Marutamachi Line
**Shijō Line
**Shichijō Line
*North-South lines
**Senbon Line
**Karasuma Line
**Kawaramachi Line
**Shirakawa Line
**Fushimi Line
**Kitano Line (narrow gauge, closed in 1961)
Because of increasing congestion of road traffic, the tram was abolished in 1978. Part of disused cars were sold to other cities in Japan. As of 2010, Hiroshima Electric Railway and Iyo Railway still operate ex-Kyoto tram cars. One of the cars transferred to
Kyoto City Bus & Subway Information Guide
- Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau
PDF of Kyoto Bus Routes
Intermodal transport authorities in Japan * Transport in Kyoto {{Asia-metro-stub
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that operates municipal subways and city buses within the city. Previously, it also operated trams and trolley buses.
Subway
The Kyoto Municipal Subway operates the following two lines:
* Karasuma Line
* Tōzai Line
Bus
The are major mean of public transport in Kyoto. The buses have been operating since 1928.
Besides the regular commuter routes, the city bus co-operated the city's "Regular Tour Bus" with Keihan Bus.
Tram
Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau operated the until 1978.
Kyoto Electric Railway ( narrow gauge) opened in 1895 as the first electric streetcar in Japan in commercial operation. The city government launched separate network of streetcars of in 1912, which absorbed the lines of Kyoto Electric Railway in 1918. Subsequently, the narrow gauge lines were closed, rebuilt in standard gauge, or remained as is (Kitano Line).
In its peak of the 1960s, the network was as follows:
*Loop line
**Gaishū Line (Loop on Higashiyama, Kujō, Nishiōji, Kitaōji streets)
*East-West lines
**Imadegawa Line
**Marutamachi Line
**Shijō Line
**Shichijō Line
*North-South lines
**Senbon Line
**Karasuma Line
**Kawaramachi Line
**Shirakawa Line
**Fushimi Line
**Kitano Line (narrow gauge, closed in 1961)
Because of increasing congestion of road traffic, the tram was abolished in 1978. Part of disused cars were sold to other cities in Japan. As of 2010, Hiroshima Electric Railway and Iyo Railway still operate ex-Kyoto tram cars. One of the cars transferred to Hankai Tramway
is a company which owns two tramway lines in the cities of Osaka and Sakai, Osaka, Japan. The parent company is Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Lines
Current
* Hankai Line (Ebisucho - Hamadera eki-mae) 14.1 km
* Uemachi Line (Tennoji ...
is now preserved at Old Pueblo Trolley in Tucson, Arizona.
Trolley bus
Between 1932 and 1969, the bureau also operated the Umezu Line, a trolley bus service connecting Shijō Ōmiya (Hankyu Ōmiya Station) and Matsuobashi.Public relations
The bureau has had events that promote increased ridership of their transit system. In 2013, "Get on! Kyoto City Subway
is a Japanese multimedia advertising campaign produced by the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau since 2013.
History
The origin of the project, a campaign to increase Kyoto Municipal Subway passengers by 50 thousand, started in 2011. At t ...
" campaign with anime-style characters began. The characters and logo are also used for Kyoto City Bus.
See also
*List of metro systems
This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide. In some parts of the world, metro systems are referred to as subways, U-Bahn or undergrounds. , 205 cities in 61 countries have a metro system.
The London ...
References
External links
Kyoto City Bus & Subway Information Guide
- Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau
PDF of Kyoto Bus Routes
Intermodal transport authorities in Japan * Transport in Kyoto {{Asia-metro-stub