Sapporo Streetcar
Trams in Sapporo | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | Sapporo Shiden (札幌市電) | ||
Owner | Sapporo City Transportation Bureau | ||
Locale | Sapporo | ||
Transit type | Tram | ||
Number of lines | 4 | ||
Number of stations | 24 | ||
Website | city.sapporo.jp | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 1909 | ||
Reporting marks | ST | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 8,905 m (5.533 mi) | ||
No. of tracks | 2 | ||
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
Electrification | 600 V DC from overhead catenary | ||
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The Sapporo Streetcar (札幌市電, Sapporo shiden) is a
Lines and routes
At its peak in 1958, the network was 25 kilometers (16 mi) in length with 11 lines and 7 routes. However, the network shrank due to increased
After the closures in the 1970s, three lines remained. They were collectively called the Ichijō-Yamahana Streetcar Line (一条・山鼻軌道線, Ichijō-yamahana-kidōsen) or simply the Streetcar Line (軌道線, Kidōsen), since the lines covered an incomplete city center route.
- Ichijō Line (一条線): Nishi-Yon-Chōme – Nishi-Jūgo-Chōme
- Yamahana-Nishi Line (山鼻西線): Nishi-Jūgo-Chōme – Chūō-Toshokan-Mae
- Yamahana Line (山鼻線): Chūō-Toshokan-Mae – Susukino
The lines were combined into a single circle route following the opening of the Toshin Line (都心線) between Susukino and Nishi-Yon-Chōme in December 2015.[1]
Almost all trams run the full circle line, with several trams running between Nishi-Yon-Chōme and Nishisen-Jūroku-Jō during the morning rush hours. Trams run at a frequency of 7 to 8 minutes during the day and 3 minutes during weekday peak periods between Nishi-Yon-Chōme and Nishisen-Jūroku-Jō stations. Vehicles are taken out of service at Chūō-Toshokan-Mae.[2]
The fare is
Stations
- All stations are located in Sapporo.
Official Line Name | No.[5] | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
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Line | Total | ||||||
Ichijō Line | SC01 | Nishi-Yon-Chōme | 西4丁目 | 0 | 0 | Subway Namboku Line (Ōdōri, N07 ) Subway Tōhō Line (Ōdōri, H08 ) Subway Tōzai Line (Ōdōri, T09 ) |
Minami 1-jō, Nishi 4-chōme |
SC02 | Nishi-Hatchōme | 西8丁目 | 0.501 | 0.501 | Minami 1-jō, Nishi 8-chōme | ||
SC03 | Chūō-Kuyakusho-Mae | 中央区役所前 | 0.901 | 0.901 | Subway Tōzai Line (Nishi-Jūitchōme, T08 ) | Minami 1-jō, Nishi 10-chōme | |
SC04 | Nishi-Jūgo-Chōme | 西15丁目 | 1.436 | 1.436 | Subway Tōzai Line (Nishi-Jūhatchōme, T07 ) | Minami 1-jō, Nishi 14-chōme | |
Yamahana-Nishi Line | SC05 | Nishisen-Roku-Jō | 西線6条 | 0.564 | 2.000 | Minami 6-jō, Nishi 14-chōme | |
SC06 | Nishisen-Ku-Jō Asahiyama-Kōen-Dōri | 西線9条旭山公園通 | 0.938 | 2.374 | Minami 9-jō, Nishi 14-chōme | ||
SC07 | Nishisen-Jūichi-Jō | 西線11条 | 1.308 | 2.744 | Minami 11-jō, Nishi 14-chōme | ||
SC08 | Nishisen-Jūyo-Jō | 西線14条 | 1.790 | 3.226 | Minami 14-jō, Nishi 14-chōme | ||
SC09 | Nishisen-Jūroku-Jō | 西線16条 | 2.164 | 3.600 | Minami 16-jō, Nishi 14-chōme | ||
SC10 | Ropeway-Iriguchi | ロープウェイ入口 | 2.537 | 3.973 | Minami 19-jō, Nishi 14-chōme | ||
SC11 | Densha-Jigyōsho-Mae | 電車事業所前 | 2.873 | 4.309 | Minami 21-jō, Nishi 14-chōme | ||
SC12 | Chūō-Toshokan-Mae | 中央図書館前 | 3.154 | 4.590 | Minami 22-jō, Nishi 13-chōme | ||
Yamahana Line | SC13 | Ishiyama-Dōri | 石山通 | 0.331 | 4.921 | Minami 22-jō, Nishi 11-chōme | |
SC14 | Higashi-Tonden-Dōri | 東屯田通 | 0.611 | 5.202 | Minami 22-jō, Nishi 9-chōme | ||
SC15 | Kōnan-Shōgakkō-Mae | 幌南小学校前 | 1.023 | 5.613 | Minami 22-jō, Nishi 7-chōme | ||
SC16 | Yamahana-Jūku-Jō | 山鼻19条 | 1.281 | 5.871 | Minami 19-jō, Nishi 7-chōme | ||
SC17 | Seishūgakuen-Mae | 静修学園前 | 1.697 | 6.287 | Subway Namboku Line (Horohira-Bashi, N10 ) | Minami 16-jō, Nishi 7-chōme | |
SC18 | Gyōkei-Dōri | 行啓通 | 2.028 | 6.618 | Minami 14-jō, Nishi 7-chōme | ||
SC19 | Nakajima-Kōen-Dōri | 中島公園通 | 2.505 | 7.095 | Minami 11-jō, Nishi 7-chōme | ||
SC20 | Yamahana-Ku-Jō | 山鼻9条 | 2.848 | 7.438 | Subway Namboku Line (Nakajima-Kōen, N09 ) | Minami 9-jō, Nishi 7-chōme | |
SC21 | Higashi-Honganji-Mae | 東本願寺前 | 3.161 | 7.751 | Minami 7-jō, Nishi 7-chōme | ||
SC22 | Shiseikan-Shōgakkō-Mae | 資生館小学校前 | 3.592 | 8.182 | Minami 4-jō, Nishi 6-chōme | ||
SC23 | Susukino | すすきの | 3.866 | 8.456 | Subway Namboku Line (Susukino, N08 ) Subway Tōhō Line (Hōsui-Susukino, H09 ) |
Minami 4-jō, Nishi 4-chōme | |
Toshin Line | SC24 | Tanuki Koji | 狸小路 | 0.247 | 8.703 | Minami 3-jō, Nishi 4-chōme (anti-clockwise) Minami 2-jō, Nishi 3-chōme (clockwise) | |
SC01 | Nishi Yon-Chome | 西4丁目 | 0.449 | 8.905 | Loop: see above |
See also
- Sapporo Municipal Subway
- Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
References
- ^ https://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/shiden/shiden_loop.html (in Japanese). Retrieved on 29 June 2019.
- ^ http://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/time/index.html#shiden (in Japanese). Retrieved on 29 June 2019.
- ^ https://www.sapica.jp/en/#sapicaArea. Retrieved on 29 June 2019.
- ^ http://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/josyaken/card.html. Retrieved on 29 June 2019.
- ^ http://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/shiden/numbering.html (in Japanese). Retrieved on 29 June 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official English Website
- Sapporo Public Transport Information (in English)