Toden Arakawa Line

Toden Arakawa Line
A Toei 8800 series tram at Arakawa-shakomae in September 2014
Overview
Other name(s)Tokyo Sakura Tram
Native name都電荒川線
OwnerTokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei)
LocaleTokyo
Termini
Stations30
Service
TypeLight rail and Tram
History
Opened1911 (Ōji Electric Tram Company, Otsuka-ekimae - Asukayama)
1974 (Arakawa Line)
Technical
Line length12.2 km (7.6 mi)
Track gauge1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)
Electrification600 V DC overhead catenary

The Toden Arakawa Line (都電荒川線, Toden Arakawa-sen), branded as the Tokyo Sakura Tram (東京さくらトラム, Tōkyō Sakura Toramu),[1] is a hybrid light rail/tram line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The Arakawa Line is the sole survivor of Tokyo's once-extensive Tokyo Toden streetcar system. It is one of the only two tram lines in Tokyo, besides the Tokyu Setagaya Line.

  1. ^ 都電荒川線の愛称を決定しました! (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. Retrieved 30 April 2017.