Sapporo Streetcar

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Trams in Sapporo
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Overview
Native nameSapporo Shiden (札幌市電)
Owner Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
Locale Sapporo
Transit type Tram
Number of lines4
Number of stations24
Website city.sapporo.jp
Operation
Began operation1909
Reporting marks ST
Technical
System length8,905 m (5.533 mi)
No. of tracks2
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 600 V DC from overhead catenary
System map

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The unique "Sasara Tram" snow clearer which uses rotating bamboo brushes to clear tracks in winter, January 2009 Sapporo Tram Type Yuki 10 003.JPG
The unique "Sasara Tram" snow clearer which uses rotating bamboo brushes to clear tracks in winter, January 2009

The Sapporo Streetcar (札幌市電, Sapporo shiden) is a tram loop located in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. The system is often referred to as simply "shiden" (市電). [1]

Contents

The first section of the network opened in 1909 as the "Sapporo Stone Horsecar Railway" (札幌石材馬車鉄道, Sapporo sekizai basha tetsudō); it was electrified in 1918. The city transportation bureau took over the network in 1927. Since 2020, it has been managed by a subsidiary company, Sapporo Transportation Service Promotion Corporation (札幌市交通事業振興公社, Sapporo-shi kōtsū jigyō shinkō kōsha). [2]

Lines and routes

At its peak in 1958, the network was 25 kilometers (16 mi) in length with 11 lines and 7 routes. However, the network shrank due to increased automobile ownership and the opening of the Sapporo Municipal Subway.

After the closures in the 1970s, three lines remained. They were collectively called the Ichijō-Yamahana Streetcar Line (一条・山鼻軌道線, Ichijō-yamahana-kidōsen) or simply the Streetcar Line (軌道線, Kidōsen), since the lines covered an incomplete city center route.

The lines were combined into a single circle route following the opening of the Toshin Line (都心線) between Susukino and Nishi-Yon-Chōme in December 2015. [3]

Almost all trams run the full circle line, with several trams running between Nishi-Yon-Chōme and Nishisen-Jūroku-Jō during the morning rush hours. Trams run at a frequency of 7 to 8 minutes during the day and 3 minutes during weekday peak periods between Nishi-Yon-Chōme and Nishisen-Jūroku-Jō stations. Vehicles are taken out of service at Chūō-Toshokan-Mae. [4]

Sapporo Streetcars, 2016

The fare is ¥230. Like the subway, the tram accepts the SAPICA card, [5] a prepaid magnetic card. Any other electronic IC cards (like Kitaca or Suica) can also be used. [6]

Stations

Official Line NameNo. [7] StationJapaneseDistance (km)TransfersLocation
LineTotal
Ichijō Line SC01 Nishi-Yon-Chōme西4丁目00 Subway SapporoNamboku.svg Subway Namboku Line (Ōdōri,  N07 )
Subway SapporoToho.svg Subway Tōhō Line (Ōdōri,  H08 )
Subway SapporoTozai.svg Subway Tōzai Line (Ōdōri,  T09 )
Minami 1-jō, Nishi 4-chōme
 SC02 Nishi-Hatchōme西8丁目0.5010.501 Minami 1-jō, Nishi 8-chōme
 SC03 Chūō-Kuyakusho-Mae中央区役所前0.9010.901 Subway SapporoTozai.svg Subway Tōzai Line (Nishi-Jūitchōme,  T08 )Minami 1-jō, Nishi 10-chōme
 SC04 Nishi-Jūgo-Chōme西15丁目1.4361.436 Subway SapporoTozai.svg Subway Tōzai Line (Nishi-Jūhatchōme,  T07 )Minami 1-jō, Nishi 14-chōme
Yamahana-Nishi Line SC05 Nishisen-Roku-Jō西線6条0.5642.000 Minami 6-jō, Nishi 14-chōme
 SC06 Nishisen-Ku-Jō Asahiyama-Kōen-Dōri西線9条旭山公園通0.9382.374 Minami 9-jō, Nishi 14-chōme
 SC07 Nishisen-Jūichi-Jō西線11条1.3082.744 Minami 11-jō, Nishi 14-chōme
 SC08 Nishisen-Jūyo-Jō西線14条1.7903.226 Minami 14-jō, Nishi 14-chōme
 SC09 Nishisen-Jūroku-Jō西線16条2.1643.600 Minami 16-jō, Nishi 14-chōme
 SC10 Ropeway-Iriguchiロープウェイ入口2.5373.973 Minami 19-jō, Nishi 14-chōme
 SC11 Densha-Jigyōsho-Mae電車事業所前2.8734.309 Minami 21-jō, Nishi 14-chōme
 SC12 Chūō-Toshokan-Mae中央図書館前3.1544.590 Minami 22-jō, Nishi 13-chōme
Yamahana Line SC13 Ishiyama-Dōri石山通0.3314.921 Minami 22-jō, Nishi 11-chōme
 SC14 Higashi-Tonden-Dōri東屯田通0.6115.202 Minami 22-jō, Nishi 9-chōme
 SC15 Kōnan-Shōgakkō-Mae幌南小学校前1.0235.613 Minami 22-jō, Nishi 7-chōme
 SC16 Yamahana-Jūku-Jō山鼻19条1.2815.871 Minami 19-jō, Nishi 7-chōme
 SC17 Seishūgakuen-Mae静修学園前1.6976.287 Subway SapporoNamboku.svg Subway Namboku Line (Horohira-Bashi,  N10 )Minami 16-jō, Nishi 7-chōme
 SC18 Gyōkei-Dōri行啓通2.0286.618 Minami 14-jō, Nishi 7-chōme
 SC19 Nakajima-Kōen-Dōri中島公園通2.5057.095 Minami 11-jō, Nishi 7-chōme
 SC20 Yamahana-Ku-Jō山鼻9条2.8487.438 Subway SapporoNamboku.svg Subway Namboku Line (Nakajima-Kōen,  N09 )Minami 9-jō, Nishi 7-chōme
 SC21 Higashi-Honganji-Mae東本願寺前3.1617.751 Minami 7-jō, Nishi 7-chōme
 SC22 Shiseikan-Shōgakkō-Mae資生館小学校前3.5928.182 Minami 4-jō, Nishi 6-chōme
 SC23 Susukinoすすきの3.8668.456 Subway SapporoNamboku.svg Subway Namboku Line (Susukino,  N08 )
Subway SapporoToho.svg Subway Tōhō Line (Hōsui-Susukino,  H09 )
Minami 4-jō, Nishi 4-chōme
Toshin Line SC24 Tanuki Koji狸小路0.2478.703 Minami 3-jō, Nishi 4-chōme (anti-clockwise)
Minami 2-jō, Nishi 3-chōme (clockwise)
 SC01 Nishi Yon-Chome西4丁目0.4498.905Loop: see above

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References

  1. "料金検索結果/札幌市交通局". Sapporo City Transportation Bureau (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  2. 札幌市. "札幌市営交通・札幌市内公共交通に関するお問い合わせ先". 札幌市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
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  4. http://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/time/index.html#shiden (in Japanese). Retrieved on 29 June 2019.
  5. https://www.sapica.jp/en/#sapicaArea . Retrieved on 29 June 2019.
  6. http://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/josyaken/card.html . Retrieved on 29 June 2019.
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