The Ujina Line (宇品線, Ujina-sen) is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway (Hiroden) in Hiroshima, Japan.[1] The line has been in operation since 1912.[2] After the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the Ujina and Hiroden Honsha-mae lines were reopened after a month-long closure.[3]
The total distance of the line is 5.7 kilometers. Routes 1, 3, 5 and 7 operate on the line. The line has 20 stations, numbered M9 (two stations at Kamiyachō) and U1 through U18.
Stations
editNo. | Station | Routes | Connections | |||||||
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M9 | Kamiyachō | Kamiya-cho-higashi | █ Hiroden Main Line █ Astram Line (at Kencho-mae or Hondori Station) ★ (Hiroshima Bus Center) | |||||||
Kamiya-cho-nishi | ||||||||||
U1 | Hondori | █ Astram Line (at Hondori Station) | ||||||||
U2 | Fukuro-machi | |||||||||
U3 | Chuden-mae | |||||||||
U4 | Shiyakusho-mae | |||||||||
U5 | Takanobashi | |||||||||
U6 | Nisseki-byoin-mae | |||||||||
U7 | Hiroden-honsha-mae | |||||||||
U8 | Miyuki-bashi | |||||||||
U9/H9 | Minami-machi 6-chome | █ Hiroden Hijiyama Line | ||||||||
U10 | Hirodaifuzokugakkou-mae | |||||||||
U11 | Kenbyoin-mae | |||||||||
U12 | Ujina 2-chōme | |||||||||
U13 | Ujina 3-chōme | |||||||||
U14 | Ujina 4-chōme | |||||||||
U15 | Ujina 5-chōme | |||||||||
U16 | Kaigan-dori | |||||||||
U17 | Motoujina-guchi | |||||||||
U18 | Hiroshima Port | █ ferries and hydrofoils for Matsuyama, Imabari, Kure, Miyajima, Etajima and some other islands in Seto Inland Sea |
References
edit- ^ "広島電鉄宇品線延伸|鉄道計画データベース". railproject.tabiris.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "廃線探索 宇品線(歩鉄の達人)". www.hotetu.net. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "Special Exhibition Hiroshima, 1945 −A-bomb Damage Revealed in Photographs−/Struggling to Return to Life 1". www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp. Retrieved 2022-03-11.