Tosaden Kōtsū
Template:Short description Template:Refimprove
Script error: No such module "Portal". Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., sometimes rendered in English as Tosaden Traffic, is a transportation company in Kōchi, Japan. The public company operates tram and bus lines.
The company was established on October 1, 2014, by merging the businesses of Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., a tram and bus company, as well as its subsidiary Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., a bus company, and Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., a bus company.[1][2]
History
Tosa Electric Railway was founded on July 8, 1903, and the tram line was opened on May 2, 1904. The company also operated a heavy railway line called Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., but it was closed in 1974. The company was commonly known as Script error: No such module "Nihongo". among locals, while people in other prefectures tend to call it Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., as the word Toden can be confusing with Tokyo Metropolitan Tramway, which was commonly called Script error: No such module "Nihongo"..
Tosa Electric Railway and Kōchiken Kōtsū introduced DESUCA, a smart card (IC card) ticket system, in January 2009.
In June 2014, the shareholders of Tosa Electric Railway and Kōchiken Kōtsū, both in the state of insolvency, approved the reconstruction plan, under which the companies' businesses be transferred to the newly established company funded by Kōchi Prefecture and other 12 municipalities.[3] The name of the company was selected from 1,235 proposals from the public.[4]
Tram lines
There are three lines with 76 stations, covering a total distance of 25.3 km. It is the second longest tram network in Japan, after Hiroshima Electric Railway. The network in Kōchi, however, has suffered from declining ridership since the 1960s. In an attempt to reverse this trend, the company has tried introducing newly built stations and cars, but has not seen much success. The Government of Kōchi Prefecture, as well as that of Kōchi City are considering plans to support the company.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Lines
- Sanbashi Line: Kōchi-Ekimae — Harimayabashi — Sambashidōri-Gochōme
- Ino Line: Harimayabashi — Ino
- Most tramcars directly continue to Gomen Line.
- Gomen Line: Harimayabashi — Gomenmachi
- Most tramcars directly continue to Ino Line.
Connections
- Asahi-Ekimaedōri Station: JR Shikoku Dosan Line (Asahi)
- Asakura-Ekimae Station: Dosan Line (Asakura)
- Edagawa Station: Dosan Line
- Gomenmachi Station: Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line
- Ino-Ekimae Station: Dosan Line (Ino)
- Kōchi-Ekimae Station: Dosan Line (Kōchi)
Bus lines
The company operates long-distance buses linking Kōchi City and major cities of Japan, including Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka. It also operates a local network in/around the city.
See also
- List of light-rail transit systems
- Little Dancer, one of the LRVs operated on its lines
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
Script error: No such module "Side box".
Script error: No such module "Navbox".