Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau

Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau
Type 9700 light rail vehicle
Overview
Native name	熊本市交通局
Owner	Kumamoto City
Transit type	Light rail
Number of lines	2
Headquarters	5-chome-1-40 Oe, Chuo-ku Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 862-0971
Website	http://www.kotsu-kumamoto.jp/
Operation
Began operation	16 November 1921
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 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.

History

Timeline

• 23 November 2024 - The 2400 series train has entered service. ^[1]

Tram Fare

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). ^[2]

Operators

Bus lines in the city were formerly operated by the agency, but have since been privatized. ^[3]

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

Kumamoto City Tram

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

Lines and routes

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

Gallery

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  Kumamoto City Tram
• 
  Kumamoto Buses
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  Route A at Shin-Suizenji Station

See also

• List of light-rail transit systems

External links

Official sites

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official brochure including English map & fare information (in English)

Unofficial sites

• Kumamoto Trams (includes English map) (in English) - Last updated 2018, still current as at 2024.
• Kumamoto Shiden Database (in Japanese) - Last updated 2012
• Kumamoto-city Transportation Museum (in Japanese) - Last updated 2013

References

1. "熊本市電に３両編成導入、九州の路面電車で最大級…朝の混雑解消の切り札に「熊本城イメージ」黒と白の外観" (in Japanese). The Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
2. Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau. "Kumamoto City Tram Guide" . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
3. 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.