Toden Arakawa Line | |
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Overview | |
Other name(s) | Tokyo Sakura Tram |
Native name | 都電荒川線 |
Owner | Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) |
Locale | Tokyo |
Termini | |
Stations | 30 |
Service | |
Type | Light rail and Tram |
History | |
Opened | 1911 (Ōji Electric Tram Company, Otsuka-ekimae - Asukayama) 1974 (Arakawa Line) |
Technical | |
Line length | 12.2 km (7.6 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 600 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.