The Main Line (本線, Honsen) is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway (Hiroden) in Hiroshima, Japan. The line has been operated since 1912.[1]

The total distance of the line is 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi). Routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 operate on the line. The line has 20 stations, numbered M1 through M19 (two stations at Kamiyachō are both numbered M9).

Stations edit

No. Station Routes Connections
M1 Hiroshima Station         JR lines at JR Hiroshima Station
JR Sanyo Shinkansen
JR Sanyo Main Line
JR Kure Line
JR Kabe Line
JR Geibi Line
M2 Enkobashi-cho        
M3/H3 Matoba-cho         Hiroden Hijiyama Line
M4 Inari-machi      
M5 Kanayama-cho      
M6 Ebisu-cho      
M7/W1 Hatchobori         Hiroden Hakushima Line
M8 Tate-machi        
M9 Kamiya-cho-higashi         Hiroden Ujina Line
Astram Line (at Kencho-mae or Hondori Station)
(Hiroshima Bus Center)
M9 Kamiya-cho-nishi          
M10 Genbaku Dome-mae
(Atomic Bomb Dome)
          (Hiroshima Peace Memorial)
(Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park)
(Sightseeing boats)
M11 Honkawa-cho          
M12/Y1 Tokaichi-machi             Hiroden Yokogawa Line
M13 Dobashi           Hiroden Eba Line
M14 Koami-cho    
M15 Tenma-cho    
M16 Kanon-machi    
M17 Nishi-kanon-machi    
M18 Fukushima-cho    
M19 Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima     Hiroden Miyajima Line
JR Sanyo Main Line (at JR Nishi-Hiroshima Station)

References edit

  1. ^ Shoji, Kenichi; Killeen, Bruce J. (2001-01-01). "Diversification Strategy of the 'Minor' Private Railway Companies in Japan". Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies. Faculty of Economics and Business. The University of Sydney. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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