is a municipal government agency responsible for public

transport Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, an ...

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. The organization operates subways and

bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...

es. It was founded in 1922, as an operator of Nagoya City Tram bought from Nagoya Electric Railroad, the current

Nagoya Railroad , referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which off ...

. The bureau sells Manaca, replacing the older

Tranpass was the name of a magnetic fare card that was able to be used with many trains and buses running in Nagoya and its suburbs, especially trains and buses operated by Nagoya City and Nagoya Railroad, commonly known as Meitetsu. The Nagoya Municipal S ...

system.

Transportation

*Currently operational **

Nagoya Municipal Subway The is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total track length is underground. The subway system ...

Nagoya Municipal Bus The is a bus service operated by the Bus Service Division of the . It is also called . The bureau mainly operates bus routes in the wards of Nagoya. See also *List of bus operating companies in Japan List of bus operating companies in Japan ...

*Discontinued **

Nagoya City Tram Nagoya City Tram (名古屋市電) was a tram service in the Japanese city of Nagoya. The service dates back to 1898 and was operating until 1974. Responsible for its operation was the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Some of the old trams w ...

Nagoya Municipal Trolleybus is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the List of Japanese cities by population, fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast i ...

Higashiyama Park Monorail Higashiyama may refer to multiple things associated with Japan, including: * Higashiyama (surname), a Japanese surname * Higashiyama, Iwate, a former town in Iwata Prefecture * Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, a ward of the city of Kyoto * Higashiyama cultur ...

***Once operated by , an affiliated organization of the bureau.

External links

Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
official website Government of Nagoya Transport in Nagoya

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