The Sapporo Streetcar (札幌市電, Sapporo shiden) is a tram loop located in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. The system is sometimes referred to by residents as simply the "shiden" (市電). [citation needed]The first section of the network opened in 1909 as the "Sapporo Stone Horsecar Railway" (札幌石材馬車鉄道, Sapporo sekizai basha tetsudō); it was electrified in 1918. The Transportation Bureau took over the network in 1927.
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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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Lines and routes
editAt 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 automobile ownership and the opening of the Sapporo Municipal Subway.
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 ¥200. Like the subway, the tram accepts the SAPICA card,[3] a prepaid magnetic card. Any other electronic IC cards (like Kitaca or Suica) can also be used.[4]
Stations
edit| 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 )
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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 )
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Minami 1-jō, Nishi 10-chōme | |
| SC04 | Nishi-Jūgo-Chōme | 西15丁目 | 1.436 | 1.436 | Subway Tōzai Line (Nishi-Jūhatchōme, T07 )
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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 )
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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 )
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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 )
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official English Website
- Sapporo Public Transport Information (in English)
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