Okayama Electric Tramway
 Type 9200 "MOMO" light rail vehicle | ||
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| Native name | 岡山電気軌道 | |
| Owner | Okayama Electric Tramway Co., Ltd. | |
| Transit type | Light rail | |
| Number of lines | 2 | |
| Headquarters | 2-chome-8-22, Tokichi-cho, Naka-ku Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 703-8291 | |
| Website | http://www.okayama-kido.co.jp/ | |
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| Began operation | 21 May 1910 | |
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The Okayama Electric Tramway (岡山電気軌道, Okayama Denki Kidō) is a transportation company in Okayama City, Japan. The private company operates tram lines and bus lines.
The company was founded in 1910, while their first tram line was opened in 1912. This is one of the few Japanese railway operators that maintain their original corporation names from the foundation in Meiji Period. The company or its lines are truncated as Okaden (岡電). The company is a core member of Ryōbi Group, another core member being . From October 1, 2006, together with Ryōbi Bus and , another bus company, Okaden introduced Hareca, a smart card ticketing system. They accept PiTaPa and ICOCA as well.
Tram lines[]
With just 4.7 km in total, the tram lines are known to be one of the shortest in Japan.
Lines[]
- ■ : Okayama-Ekimae — Yanagawa — Higashiyama
- ■ Seikibashi Line: Okayama-Ekimae — Yanagawa — Seikibashi (Officially, the section between Okayama-Ekimae and Yanagawa belongs to Higashiyama Line.)
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Bus lines[]
Generally speaking, Okaden operates lines with shorter distances within Okayama City, while Ryōbi Bus operates lines with longer distances. They also operate limousine bus linking Okayama Station and Okayama Airport, while Okaden Express is a highway bus that links Okayama and Kōbe / Kōbe Airport.
Supporting other railway lines[]
Okaden is known for its active stance to try to support other railway lines, when their operators announced to close them. So far, they have considered supporting 4 lines of Meitetsu (, , , and ), as well as , Nankai Kishigawa Line, and Hokkaidō Chihoku Kōgen Railway Furusato Ginga Line. Among them, they succeeded to support Kishigawa Line, now operated by Wakayama Electric Railroad, their subsidiary company.
See also[]
- List of light-rail transit systems
External links[]
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