Steve4031 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Is this a tram system, or a commuter rail system. Is it worth a day of railfanning? Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Google can answer your first question: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Electric_Railway . (BTW happy to be proved wrong, but I don't think there are any Japanese train companies which use "Railroad" in the official English rendering of their name). As to whether it's worth spending a day on it, depends if you like urban trams. The Miyajima line might be a nice non-urban ride. Link to comment
Nick_Burman Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Is this a tram system, or a commuter rail system. Is it worth a day of railfanning? Japan's largest tram/LRT system. Wild variety of rolling stock. One car which is a survivor of the A-bomb blast (and runs!). Runs past the A-bomb dome. Interurban line to Miyajima - please change here for the ferry to the temple with the "floating" torii. Enough reasons or do you need more? :-D Cheers NB 1 Link to comment
Kitayama Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Google can answer your first question: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Electric_Railway . (BTW happy to be proved wrong, but I don't think there are any Japanese train companies which use "Railroad" in the official English rendering of their name). As to whether it's worth spending a day on it, depends if you like urban trams. The Miyajima line might be a nice non-urban ride. There are quite a few "Railroads" in Japan. E.g. Meitetsu is using "Nagoya Railroad" as their official English name. Link to comment
ToniBabelony Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Some companies that have 'railroad' in their official English names: - Nagoya Railroad - Nishi-Nippon Railroad - Hokuriku Railroad - Tenryu Hamanako Railroad - Toyohashi Railroad - Keifuku Electric Railroad - Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad - Kumagawa Railroad - Chikuho Electric Railroad And yes. Hiroden is worth the visit, the fanning and the places the tracks touches are interesting to no end. I've been to Hiroshima, but didn't ride the trams though (I was young, stupid and on a tour). 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Thanks, hsppy to be enlightened :) 1 Link to comment
Steve4031 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Thank you for the info. I am convinced. Link to comment
katoftw Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 http://www.hiroden.co.jp/en/ Link to comment
Steve4031 Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Thanks for the link. It looks like I can't use suica. A day pass works great. Where does the ferry go? Link to comment
Kitayama Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 (edited) The ferry goes to Miyajima, the second largest tourist attraction in Hiroshima area. http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3401.html The ferry is run by JR so you can use the Japan Rail Pass. Edited October 4, 2015 by Kitayama Link to comment
E6系 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Hello, Please allow me to make a suggestion. Of course, Hiroden is very enjoyable and fun to railfan because there are many series of tram in service, old and new. But there is also one garden that you must take a couple of hours to enjoy: Shukkeien Garden. Please enjoy. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I second E6's suggestion, the gardens are, I think, the best I've ever seen as they are so sculpted into scenes and a place to just take your time and squint a bit and transport yourself elsewhere! After the hustle and bustle of downtown and the peace park it's a nice retreat. Jeff 1 Link to comment
westfalen Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Hiroshima is definitely worth a day or even two if you are into trams, I have spent several days there as there is much to see that can be done as a day trip based there as well. You will see an interesting mix of trams from ancient to modern running side by side and if you are there on a Sunday you will even get to ride this one from Hannover, Germany. 1 Link to comment
jasona2z Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Hiroshima is definitely worth a day or even two if you are into trams, I have spent several days there as there is much to see that can be done as a day trip based there as well. You will see an interesting mix of trams from ancient to modern running side by side and if you are there on a Sunday you will even get to ride this one from Hannover, Germany. DSC_1763.JPG Do you know if there is any more info on this online? Link to comment
bill937ca Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) Do you know if there is any more info on this online? The German tram only runs during the winter. Its roof is not strong enough to support an a/c unit. "This ceremony was donated from Hanover City to Hiroshima City in 1989 as a reproductive ceremony in 1988 to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the sister city alliance with Hiroshima City to give Hanover city an assembled tea room. It is called "Hanover Train". Currently it operates at Route 8 (Yokogawa station ~ Eba) on Sunday and holidays from November to March, and at the end of the year I run Santa Claus as a Christmas train and run through the city." Schedule: http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/train-list/retro.html Hiroden tram fleet pages: http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/train-list/index.html http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/train-list/articul.html#articul2000 Edited March 30, 2017 by bill937ca 2 Link to comment
jasona2z Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 The German tram only runs during the winter. Its roof is not strong enough to support an a/c unit. "This ceremony was donated from Hanover City to Hiroshima City in 1989 as a reproductive ceremony in 1988 to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the sister city alliance with Hiroshima City to give Hanover city an assembled tea room. It is called "Hanover Train". Currently it operates at Route 8 (Yokogawa station ~ Eba) on Sunday and holidays from November to March, and at the end of the year I run Santa Claus as a Christmas train and run through the city." Schedule: http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/train-list/retro.html Hiroden tram fleet pages: http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/train-list/index.html http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/train-list/articul.html#articul2000 Thanks for the info. 1 Link to comment
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