Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau

Type 9700 light rail vehicle

Overview

Native name

熊本市交通局

Owner

Transit type

Number of lines

Headquarters

5-chome-1-40 Oe, Chuo-ku
Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken
862-0971

Website

Operation

Began operation

16 November 1921

Technical

1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) standard gauge

System Map

The Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau (熊本市交通局, Kumamoto-shi Kōtsūkyoku) is a public transportation authority of Kumamoto City, Japan.

Tram Routes

The bureau operates 2 tram lines within the city.

The fare is a flat 180 yen for adults, 90 yen for children, payable by cash or public transit card (including Nimoca, ICOCA, Suica, and Pasmo).^[1]

Bus lines in the city were formerly operated by the agency, but have since been privatized.^[2]

The city government has operated tram lines since 1924, and bus lines since 1927, but the current transportation bureau was formed in 1944.

Currently, Kumamoto City Tram (熊本市電, Kumamoto Shiden) has five lines in official count, but with only two routes regularly in service.

Kumamoto City Trams

System Diagram

				ID
				26	Kengunmachi 健軍町
				25	Kengunkoban-mae 健軍交番前
				24	Zoological & Botanical Gardens Entrance 動植物園入口
				23	Kengunko-mae 健軍校前
				22	Kuwamizu crossing 神水交差点
				21	Hacchobaba 八丁馬場
				20	Shogyokoko-mae 商業高校前
				19	Shiritsutaiikukan-mae 市立体育館前
				18	Suizenji Park 水前寺公園
				17	Kokubu 国府
				16	Shin-suizenji 新水前寺
				15	Misotenjin-mae 味噌天神前
				14	Kotsukyoku-mae 交通局前
				13	Kuhonjikosaten 九品寺交差点
					Shirakawa River
				12	Suidocho 水道町
				11	Torichosuji 通町筋
				10	Kumamoto Castle/City Hall 熊本城・市役所前
				9	Hanabatacho 花畑町
				8	Karashimacho 辛島町

				7	Keitokuko-mae 慶徳校前
				6	Kawaramachi 河原町
				5	Gofukumachi 呉服町
				4	Gionbashi 祇園橋
				3	Kumamoto-ekimae 熊本駅前
				2	Nihongiguchi 二本木口
				1	Tasakibashi 田崎橋
				B9	Nishi-Karashimacho 西辛島町
				B8	Senbabashi 洗馬橋
				B7	Shinmachi 新町
				B6	Urusanmachi 蔚山町
				B5	Daniyamamachi 段山町
				B4	Sugidomo 杉塘
				B3	Honmyoji Temple Entrance 本妙寺入口
				B2	Kenritsutaiikukan-mae 県立体育館前
				B1	Kamikumamoto 上熊本

Lines:
- Trunk Line (幹線): Kumamoto-Ekimae — Suidōchō
- Suizenji Line (水前寺線): Suidōchō — Suizenji-Kōen
- Kengun Line (健軍線): Suizenji-Kōen — Kengunmachi
- Kami-Kumamoto Line (上熊本線): Karashimachō — Kami-Kumamoto
- Tasaki Line (田崎線): Kumamoto-Ekimae — Tasakibashi
Routes:
- Route A (A系統): Tasakibashi — Kumamoto-Ekimae — Karashimachō — Suidōchō — Suizenji-Kōen — Kengunmachi
- Route B (B系統): Kami-Kumamoto — Karashimachō — Suidōchō — Suizenji-Kōen — Kengunmachi

^ Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau. "Kumamoto City Tram Guide". Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ Narita, Taiaki (1 April 2015). 熊本）熊本市営バス、８８年の歴史に終止符 (in Japanese). Asahi Digital. Retrieved 22 May 2019.