Nagasaki Electric Tramway Hotarujaya Line
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| Hotarujaya Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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 Hotarujaya Terminal Station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 蛍茶屋支線 | ||
| Locale | Nagasaki | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 8 | ||
| Service | |||
| Operator(s) | Nagasaki Electric Tramway | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 9 July 1920 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 2.2 km | ||
| Number of tracks | 2 | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Electrification | 600 V DC overhead | ||
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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.
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]
