Tokyo Toden
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"Toden" redirects here. For the electry utility also known as Tōden, see Tokyo Electric Power Company.
The Tokyo Toden (東京都電, Tōkyō Toden) or simply Toden, is the tram network of Tokyo, Japan. Of all its former routes, only one, the Tokyo Sakura Tram, remains in service. The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation operates the Toden. The formal legal name is Tokyo-to Densha. Its nickname, "Toden," distinguished it from the "Kokuden" (the Japanese National Railways electrified lines).
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Tokyo Toden | |
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Overview | |
Transit type | Tram |
Number of lines | 1 |
Line number | Arakawa Line |
Number of stations | 30 |
Daily ridership | 47,504 (2018) |
Website | www |
Operation | |
Began operation | 1903 (1903) |
Operator(s) | Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation |
Number of vehicles | |
Technical | |
System length | 12.2 km (7.6 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 600 DC (Overhead line) |
Top speed | 40 km/h (25 mph) |
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The network had a track gauge of 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in), except for the former Seibu Railway lines which were 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).