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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 The is a Japanese national university in Toyama Prefecture established in 1949. The University of Toyama has three campuses, namely the Gofuku, Sugitani, and Takaoka campuses. The University of Toyama, Sugitani campus is the home to Institut ...) *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 Li ...
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Toyama Chihō Railway T101 Santram 02
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 Michiko Francoise Toyama Muto (February 14, 1908 – October 23, 2000) was a Japanese American composer. She was one of the first women invited to study at the  Columbia–Princeton ...
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Toyama Tram Map 2010
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 Michiko Francoise Toyama Muto (February 14, 1908 – October 23, 2000) was a Japanese American composer. She was one of the first women invited to study at the  Columbia–Princeton ...
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Toyama Chihō Railway
The is a transportation company in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The company is commonly known as . This private company operates railway, tram, and bus services in the eastern part of the prefecture. It also operates as the agency of All Nippon Airways in Toyama area. The company has its root in founded in 1930. The current company was founded in 1943, when all the private and public operators of railway, tram, and bus lines in the prefecture were merged into one. In 1950, it founded Kaetsunō Railway, planning to build the railway line that links Toyama and Ishikawa. Chitetsu handed over its networks in the western part of Toyama Prefecture, although the plan never came to fruition. Lines Railway lines : Toyama Chiho Railway Main Line ( 本線): Dentetsu-Toyama — Unazuki-Onsen : Toyama Chiho Railway Tateyama Line ( 立山線): Terada — Tateyama : Fujikoshi-Kamidaki Line: These two lines are treated as a single line. :: Fujikoshi Line ( 不二越線): Ina ...
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Narrow Gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structure gauges, and lighter rails, they can be less costly to build, equip, and operate than standard- or broad-gauge railways (particularly in mountainous or difficult terrain). Lower-cost narrow-gauge railways are often used in mountainous terrain, where engineering savings can be substantial. Lower-cost narrow-gauge railways are often built to serve industries as well as sparsely populated communities where the traffic potential would not justify the cost of a standard- or broad-gauge line. Narrow-gauge railways have specialised use in mines and other environments where a small structure gauge A structure gauge, also called the minimum clearance outline, is a diagram or physical structure that sets limits to the extent that bridges, tunne ...
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Toyama, Toyama
is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about north of the city of Nagoya and northwest of Tokyo. , the city had an estimated population of 415,844 in 176,643 households, and a population density of 335 persons per km2. Its total area was . Overview The city has been designated an environmental model city by the national government for its efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. Cityscapes File:Toyama Castle (4207284334).jpg, Toyama Castle(2009) File:Anyobo, Toyama, Toyama Prefecture 930-0881, Japan - panoramio (35).jpg, Skyline of Toyama City(2015) File:View from Toyama City Hall, north side.jpg, CBD of Toyama(2018) File:Sogawa st.jpeg, Downtown Sōgawa(2016) File:Fugan unga.JPG, Toyama Kansui park(2016) Geography Located in the middle of its prefecture, Toyama is a seaside city by the coast of the Sea of Japan. Its municipal territory borders with ...
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Minami-Toyama Station
is a railway station in the city of Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Toyama Chihō Railway. Lines Minami-Toyama Station is the junction station of the Fujikoshi Line with the Kamidaki Line, and is 3.3 kilometers from the starting point of the Fujikoshi Line at . It is also the terminal station for Line 2 of the Toyama City Tram Line. Station layout The station has one ground-level island platform serving the Fujikoshi Line and two ground-level opposed side platforms serving the Toyama City Tram Line, of which only one side is in operation. The station is staffed. Platforms History Minami-Toyama Station was opened on 6 December 1914 as . It was renamed to its present name on 25 April 1921. Adjacent stations Passenger statistics In fiscal 2015, the Toyama Chihō Railway portion of the station was used by 673 passengers daily. Surrounding area *Horikawa Junior High School See also * List of railway stations in Japan The ...
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Toyama Station
is a railway station in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the largest and busiest railway terminal in Toyama. , the local railway terminal that provides access to nearby towns (Funahashi, Kamiichi, Tateyama, etc.) as well as access to Tateyama Station (the starting point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route) via Toyama Chihō Railway is next to JR Toyama Station. Lines Toyama Station is served by the following lines. *JR West **Hokuriku Shinkansen ** Takayama Main Line *Ainokaze Toyama Railway **Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line *Toyama Chihō Railway **Toyama City Tram Line (Toyama-Ekimae Station) ** Toyama-Kō Line (Toyamaeki-Kita Station) Dentetsu Toyama Station, next to the main JR Toyama Station, is served by the following lines. *Toyama Chihō Railway ** Main Line (Dentetsu-Toyama Station; next to JR Toyama Station) Dentetsu Toyama station is the starting point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route to Murodō Station ...
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University Of Toyama
The is a Japanese national university in Toyama Prefecture established in 1949. The University of Toyama has three campuses, namely the Gofuku, Sugitani, and Takaoka campuses. The University of Toyama, Sugitani campus is the home to Institute of Natural Medicine, Experimental Station for Medicinal Plant Research, Faculty of Medicine, Life Science Research, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Museum of Materia Medica and Pharmaceutical Science. Numerous significant research on cell signaling as well as cancer research has transpired in the ''Division of Pathogenic Biochemistry'' under the ''Institute of Natural of Medicine'', particularly, the works of Ikuo Saiki and Yoshihiro Hayakawa . Overview The University of Toyama is located in the cities of Toyama and Takaoka in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It was formed in October 2005 by combining Toyama University, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, and Takaoka National College. The origin of Toyama Univ ...
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Circle Route
A circle route (also circumference, loop, ring route, ring line or orbital line) is a public transport route following a path approximating a circle or at least a closed curve. The expression "circle route" may refer in particular to: * a route orbiting a central point, commonly the central business district (CBD) in a city or large town * a route running in approximately a circular path from a point near the centre of a city or town out to a peripheral point and back again * a feeder route running from an interchange station around a neighbourhood or suburb in approximately a circle Typically, a circle route will connect at several locations with one or more cross-city routes or radial routes offering services in a straighter line into or out of a city or town centre. When a circle route orbits a central business district in a large arc, it will often provide transverse (or lateral) links between suburbs or satellites, either on its own or in combination with other routes. S ...
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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 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 – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gambling ... only pass-ca: for Keirin spectators. On a racing day, one lap to/from Keirinjō-mae (Keirin velodrome) Station becomes free of charge. E ...
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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 Toyamakō ...
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Rail Transport In Toyama Prefecture
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