Nagasaki Electric Tramway Hotarujaya Line

Hotarujaya Line
Nagasaki Electric Tramway logo
Hotarujaya Terminal Station
Overview
Native name蛍茶屋支線
LocaleNagasaki
Termini
  • Nishihamanomachi
  • Hotarujaya
Stations8
Service
Operator(s)Nagasaki Electric Tramway
History
Opened9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)
Technical
Line length2.2 km
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification600 V DC overhead
Route map

Hotarujaya Line (shown by the pink line)

The Nagasaki Electric Tramway Hotarujaya Line (長崎電気軌道蛍茶屋支線, Nagasaki-denki-kidō Hotarujaya-shisen) is a light rail line operated by the private railway operator Nagasaki Electric Tramway in the island of Kyushu, Japan. This line is entirely located within Nagasaki.

Overview

Hotarujaya Line is the branch to the eastern urban area of Nagasaki. There is Hotarujaya Rail Yard at the end of this line, therefore most trains of Nagasaki Electric Tramway go to Hotarujaya.

The following routes are operated in this line:

  • □ Route 2: Akasako — Sumiyoshi — Nagasaki-Ekimae — Nishihamanomachi — City Hall — Hotarujaya
  • ■ Route 3: Akasako — Sumiyoshi — Nagasaki-Ekimae — Sakuramachi — City Hall — Hotarujaya
  • ■ Route 4: Sofukuji Temple — Kankodori — Hamanomachi Arcade — City Hall — Hotarujaya
  • ■ Route 5: Ishibashi — Shinchi Chinatown — Nishihamanomachi — City Hall — Hotarujaya

Stations

No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers
32 Nishihamanomachi 西浜町 0.0 Nagasaki Electric Tramway: Main Line
36 Hamanomachi Arcade 浜町アーケード 0.1  
37 Meganebashi めがね橋 0.4  
38 City Hall 市役所 0.8 Nagasaki Electric Tramway: Sakuramachi Line
39 Suwa-jinja Shrine 諏訪神社 1.3  
40 Shindaikumachi 新大工町 1.5  
41 Shinnakagawamachi 新中川町 1.9  
43 Hotarujaya 蛍茶屋 2.2  

History

The first section opened in 25 December 1920, between Furumachi (古町)[a] and Umamachi (馬町), as a part of the branch from Nagasaki-Ekimae (now Sakuramachi Line).[2] In the same year, this line connected to Sembacho (千馬町: now Shinchi Chinatown) and Ishibashi by opening the section between Nishihamanomachi and Furumachi.[2]In 1922, a rail yard was built near Umamachi Station, which made Hotarujaya Line important.[3]

The last part, between Umamachi and Hotarujaya, opened in 1934.[4] Umamachi Station and its rail yard closed in a few months ago.[5] In 1937, Hotarujaya Rail Yard opened.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Furumachi station closed in 1954, by opening Okeyamachi (桶屋町) Station, now City Hall Station.[1]

References

  1. ^ 長崎電気軌道100年史. Nagasaki Electric Tramway. 2016-03-15. p. 128.
  2. ^ a b 五十年史. Nagasaki Electric Tramway. 1967. p. 355. ASIN B0DH4Q8ZZP.
  3. ^ 100年史, p. 18.
  4. ^ 五十年史, p. 356.
  5. ^ 今尾, 恵介 (2009-04-01). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳. Vol. 12. Shinchosha Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 978-4-10-790030-2.
  6. ^ 100年史, p. 19.
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