Hiroshima Electric Railway

The Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (広島電鉄株式会社, Hiroshima Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha). is a company in Japan. It runs streetcars and buses in and around Hiroshima Prefecture, and is commonly referred to as "Hiroden" for short.

Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Native name
 広島電鉄株式会社
Hiroshima Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha
Type Public (Kabushiki gaisha)
TYO: 9033
Industry Transportation (streetcar, bus), real estate
Founded June 18, 1910
Headquarters 2-9-29 Higashisenda-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-8610, Japan
Owners
  • Hiroshima Hino Motors dealer (3.85%)
  • Hiroshima Bank (3.44%)
  • MUFG Bank (2.89%)
  • Penta-Ocean (2.49%)
  • Idemitsu Kosan (2.47%)
Number of employees
 1,377
Website www.hiroden.co.jp
Green Mover Max
Regular and vintage Hiroden streetcars
Hiroden cars 651 and 652, which survived the atomic bomb [1] and were still running in Hiroshima as of 2015
Damaged and derailed Hiroden 651 on August 9, 1945
Hiroden bus

The company has a diverse collection of trams from various parts of Japan and Europe, which has earned it the nickname "The Moving Streetcar Museum".

From January 2008 the company has accepted PASPY, a smart card ticket system.

This is the longest tram network in Japan, with 35.1 km (21.8 mi).

On 6 August 1945, Hiroshima was devastated by the atomic bombing during World War II. The bombing resulted in the deaths of 185 employees of the local tramway company and caused damage or destruction to 108 out of its 123 trams. However, within just three days, the tramway system resumed operations. Remarkably, three trams that survived or were rebuilt after the bombing are still in operation even 75 years later..[2]

References
  1. 車両紹介 - 単車 Archived 2008-02-11 at the Wayback Machine (Cars: Single cars) of the Hiroshima Electric Railway official website. Retrieved on February 15, 2008.
  2. Miyazaki, Sonoko (2020-09-06). "A-bombed tram in Hiroshima runs same route as 75 years ago". Retrieved 2021-04-10.

Other websites

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