Toyama Chihō Railway Toyamakō Line
| Toyama Chihō Railway Toyamakō Line | |
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A "Portram" car, introduced on the conversion to light rail | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Toyama, Japan |
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| Stations | 13 |
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| Type | Light rail |
| History | |
| Opened | July 23, 1924 (original) April 29, 2006 (converted to light rail) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 600 V DC |
| Operating speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) (rail line) 40 km/h (25 mph) (tram line) |
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The Toyamakō Line (富山港線, Toyamakō-sen) is a tram line operated by Toyama Chihō Railway in the city of Toyama, the capital of Toyama Prefecture. Trams commences at Toyamaeki, beneath Toyama Station, and travels north to Iwasehama in a town of the Toyama Port on Sea of Japan.
The line is regarded as the first fully converted or constructed "light rail transit" (LRT) in Japan. Whilst other Japanese "LRTs" involve light rail rolling stock operating on original infrastructure, the "Portram" utilises new rolling stock on fully renovated infrastructure.
It has an official nickname "Portram'", after "port" (Toyama Port) and "tram".