The is a light rail line operated by the private railway operator Nagasaki Electric Tramway in the island of Kyushu, Japan. This line is entirely located within Nagasaki.
Overview Hotarujaya Line is the branch to the eastern urban area of Nagasaki. There is Hotarujaya Rail Yard at the end of this line, therefore most trains of Nagasaki Electric Tramway go to Hotarujaya.
The following routes are operated in this line:
□ Route 2: — — — Nishihamanomachi — City Hall — Hotarujaya ■ Route 3: Akasako — Sumiyoshi — Nagasaki-Ekimae — — City Hall — Hotarujaya ■ Route 4: — — Hamanomachi Arcade — City Hall — Hotarujaya ■ Route 5: — — Nishihamanomachi — City Hall — Hotarujaya
Stations
No.StationJapaneseDistance (km) Transfers32西浜町0.0Nagasaki Electric Tramway: Main Line36浜町アーケード0.1 37めがね橋0.4 38市役所0.8Nagasaki Electric Tramway: Sakuramachi Line39諏訪神社1.3 40新大工町1.5 41新中川町1.9 43蛍茶屋2.2
History The first section opened in 25 December 1920, between Furumachi (古町) and Umamachi (馬町), as a part of the branch from (now Sakuramachi Line). In the same year, this line connected to Sembacho (千馬町: now ) and Ishibashi by opening the section between Nishihamanomachi and Furumachi.In 1922, a rail yard was built near Umamachi Station, which made Hotarujaya Line important.
The last part, between Umamachi and Hotarujaya, opened in 1934. Umamachi Station and its rail yard closed in a few months ago. In 1937, Hotarujaya Rail Yard opened.
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Nagasaki Electric Tramway