Hiroshima Electric Railway

The Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (広島電鉄株式会社, Hiroshima Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese transportation company established on June 18, 1910, that operates streetcars and buses in and around Hiroshima Prefecture. It is known as "Hiroden" (広電) for short.

Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Native name
広島電鉄株式会社
Hiroshima Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha
Company typePublic (Kabushiki gaisha)
TYO: 9033
IndustryTransportation (streetcar, bus), real estate
FoundedJune 18, 1910
Headquarters2-9-29 Higashisenda-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-8610, Japan
Owners
Number of employees
1,377
Websitewww.hiroden.co.jp
Green Mover Max
Regular and vintage Hiroden streetcars
Hiroden cars 651 and 652, which survived the atomic bomb [1] and were still running in Hiroshima as of 2015
Damaged and derailed Hiroden 651 on August 9, 1945
Hiroden bus

The company's rolling stock includes an eclectic range of trams manufactured from across Japan and Europe, earning it the nickname "The Moving Streetcar Museum".

From January 2008 the company has accepted PASPY, a smart card ticket system.

This is the longest tram network in Japan, with 35.1 km (21.8 mi).

The atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the USA took place on 6 August 1945. 185 employees of the company were killed as a result of the bomb and 108 of its 123 cars were damaged or destroyed. Within three days, the system started running again. Three trams that survived or were rebuilt after the bombing continue to run 75 years afterwards.[2]

Railway and streetcar
  • One Railway line with one route for 16.1 km. (Miyajima Line)
    • between Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station and Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Station.
    • trains(trams) link up with other lines from Nishi-Hiroshima.
  • Six Streetcar inner-city lines with eight routes for 19.0 km.
  • Operates 271 streetcars.
  • The company has the longest and busiest streetcar service in Japan.

Key terminal stations

List of lines and routes
  • Hiroden Streetcar Lines and Routes
Hiroden route map

Bus services
City area
  • No.2: The prefecture office of Hiroshima - Hiroshima Station - Fuchū
  • No.3: Hiroshima Station - Hacchōbori - Kamiyachō - Hiroshima City Hall - Kan'on
  • No.4: Prefecture office - Hiroshima Station - Niho/Mukainada
  • No.5: Ushita - Hiroshima Station - Hiroshima University Hospital
  • No.6: Ushita - Hatchōbori - Kamiyachō - City Hall - Funairi - Eba
  • No.7: (Yokogawa Station - Tokaichi-machi - ) Kamiyachō - City Hall - University Hospital - Niho/Mukainada
    • The bus runs only in morning between Yokogawa - Kamiyacho
  • No.8: Yokogawa - Kan'on
  • No.10: Nishi-Hiroshima Station - City Hall - University Hospital
  • No.12: Hesaka - Hacchōbori - Miyuki-Bashi - Niho/ - Asahimachi/ - Hondōri - Miyuki-Bashi - Niho (Express)
    • The route for Asahimachi and Express bus only runs in rush time.
  • No.13: Hiroshima Station - Inari-machi - Chuden-mae - City Hall
Suburb area

28 Bus routes for the suburbs. Most suburban lines departs from Hiroshima Bus Center

Main bus stations
  • Hiroshima Bus Center, the main terminal bus station in central Hiroshima

See also

References
  1. 車両紹介 - 単車 Archived 2008-02-11 at the Wayback Machine (Cars: Single cars) of the Hiroshima Electric Railway official website. Retrieved on February 15, 2008.
  2. Miyazaki, Sonoko (2020-09-06). "A-bombed tram in Hiroshima runs same route as 75 years ago". Retrieved 2021-04-10.
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