Nagasaki Electric Tramway Oura Line

Oura Line
rails on Route 499
Overview
Native name大浦支線
LocaleNagasaki
Termini
  • Shinchi Chinatown
  • Ishibashi
Stations5
Service
Operator(s)Nagasaki Electric Tramway
History
Opened27 December 1916 (1916-12-27)
Technical
Line length1.1 km
Number of tracks2 and 1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification600 V DC overhead
Route map

Oura Line (shown by the Orange line)

The Nagasaki Electric Tramway Oura Line (長崎電気軌道大浦支線, Nagasaki-denki-kidō Ōura-shisen) 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

Oura Line is the branch to the Oura area of Nagasaki, on which some sites (like Oura Cathedral and Confucius Shrine) are located. There is an only single-track section in the whole Nagasaki Electric Tramway lines.

This line opened on December 27, 1916.[1][2]

The following routes are operated in this line:

  • Route 5: Ishibashi — Shinchi ChinatownNishihamanomachi — City Hall — Hotarujaya

Stations

No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers
32 Shinchi Chinatown 新地中華街 0.0 Nagasaki Electric Tramway: Main Line
36 Medical Center メディカルセンター 0.4  
37 Ourakaigan-dori 大浦海岸通 0.6  
38 Oura Cathedral 大浦天主堂 0.8  
39 Ishibashi 石橋 1.1  

References

  1. ^ 長崎電気軌道100年史. 長崎電気軌道. 2016-03-15. pp. 128–129.
  2. ^ 今尾, 恵介 (2009-04-01). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳. Vol. 12. Shinchosha Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 978-4-10-790030-2.
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