Hiroshima Electric Railway

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Regular and vintage Hiroden streetcars
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Hiroden cars 651 and 652, which both survived the atomic bomb.[1] As of June 2025 both cars are still in service.[2][3][4]
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Damaged and derailed Hiroden 651 on August 9, 1945
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Hiroden bus

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The company's rolling stock includes an eclectic range of trams manufactured from across Japan and Europe, earning it the nickname "The Moving Streetcar Museum".

From January 2008 the company has accepted PASPY, a smart card ticket system.

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The atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the USA took place on 6 August 1945. 185 employees of the company were killed as a result of the bomb and 108 of its 123 cars were damaged or destroyed. Within three days, the system started running again. Three trams that survived or were rebuilt after the bombing continue to run 75 years afterwards.[5]

Railway and streetcar

  • One Railway line with one route for 16.1 km. (Miyajima Line)
  • Six Streetcar inner-city lines with eight routes for 19.0 km.
  • Operates 271 streetcars.
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Key terminal stations

List of lines and routes

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Hiroden route map

Bus services

City area
Suburb area

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Main bus stations

See also

References

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  1. 車両紹介 - 単車 Template:Webarchive (Cars: Single cars) of the Hiroshima Electric Railway official website. Retrieved on February 15, 2008.
  2. https://transphoto.org/vehicle/75772/
  3. https://transphoto.org/vehicle/74557/
  4. https://transphoto.org/model/6948/
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External links

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