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Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Native name	広島電鉄株式会社
Romanized name	Hiroshima Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha
Company type	Public (Kabushiki gaisha)
Traded as	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

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Hiroden cars 651 and 652, which survived the atomic bomb ^[1] and were still running in Hiroshima as of 2015

The Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (広島電鉄株式会社, Hiroshima Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese transportation company established on June 18, 1910, that operates streetcars and buses in and around Hiroshima Prefecture. It is known as "Hiroden" (広電) for short.

The company's rolling stock includes an eclectic range of trams manufactured from across Japan and Europe, earning 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).

The atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the USA took place on 6 August 1945. 185 employees of the company were killed as a result of the bomb and 108 of its 123 cars were damaged or destroyed. Within three days, the system started running again. Three trams that survived or were rebuilt after the bombing continue to run 75 years afterwards.^[2]

Railway and streetcar

One Railway line with one route for 16.1 km. (Miyajima Line)
- between Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station and Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Station.
- trains(trams) link up with other lines from Nishi-Hiroshima.
Six Streetcar inner-city lines with eight routes for 19.0 km.
Operates 271 streetcars.
The company has the longest and busiest streetcar service in Japan.^{[citation needed]}

Key terminal stations

Hiroshima Station (connect to JR Hiroshima Station)
Yokogawa Station (connect to JR Yokogawa Station)
Hiroshima Port Station (connect with ferries and hydrofoils for Matsuyama, Imabari, Kure, Miyajima, Etajima and some other islands in Seto Inland Sea)
Hondori Station (connect to Astram Line Hondori Station)
Hakushima Station
Eba Station
Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station (connect to JR Nishi-Hiroshima Station)
Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Station (connect to JR Miyajimaguchi Station and JR Miyajima Ferry and Miyajima Matsudai Kisen ferries for Miyajima)

List of lines and routes

Hiroden Streetcar Lines and Routes

Bus services

City area

No.2: The prefecture office of Hiroshima [ja] - Hiroshima Station - Fuchū
No.3: Hiroshima Station - Hacchōbori - Kamiyachō - Hiroshima City Hall [ja] - Kan'on
No.4: Prefecture office - Hiroshima Station - Niho/Mukainada
No.5: Ushita - Hiroshima Station - Hiroshima University Hospital [ja]
No.6: Ushita - Hatchōbori - Kamiyachō - City Hall - Funairi - Eba
No.7: (Yokogawa Station - Tokaichi-machi - ) Kamiyachō - City Hall - University Hospital - Niho/Mukainada
- The bus runs only in morning between Yokogawa - Kamiyacho
No.8: Yokogawa - Kan'on
No.10: Nishi-Hiroshima Station - City Hall - University Hospital
No.12: Hesaka - Hacchōbori - Miyuki-Bashi - Niho/ - Asahimachi/ - Hondōri - Miyuki-Bashi - Niho (Express)
- The route for Asahimachi and Express bus only runs in rush time.
No.13: Hiroshima Station - Inari-machi - Chuden-mae - City Hall

Suburb area

28 Bus routes for the suburbs. Most suburban lines departs from Hiroshima Bus Center [ja]

North: For Asaminami and Asakita ward, and Yoshida, Toyohira, Sandan-kyō(via Chūgoku Expressway or Route 191) and Miyoshi(via Chūgoku Expressway)
- For Asa zoo and Asahigaoka, the bus departs from Hiroshima Station and not via Bus Center.
West: For Koi, West ward, Saeki ward, Hatsukaichi
- Some buses start from Hiroshima Station or Hacchōbori.
1 through Bus route to Kure(Clare Line)
6 Superhighway bus routes around Chūgoku region and Tokyo.
- routes between Masuda, Hamada, Matsue, Yonago, Tottori and Tokyo.
Hiroshima Airport Limousine bus.
Operate 489 Buses.

Main bus stations

Hiroshima Bus Center, the main terminal bus station in central Hiroshima

References

^ 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.
^ Miyazaki, Sonoko (2020-09-06). "A-bombed tram in Hiroshima runs same route as 75 years ago". Retrieved 2021-04-10.

External links

[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.

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+{{Short description|Japanese transportation company}}
-{{Infobox_Company |
+{{Expand Japanese|広島電鉄|topic=transp|date=March 2024}}
-| company_name   = HIROSHIMA ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO., LTD.<br />広島電鉄株式会社
+{{Infobox company
-| company_logo   =
+| name           = Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
-| company_type   = [[Public company|Public]] {{tyo|9033}}|
+| native_name    = 広島電鉄株式会社
-| company_slogan = serve the community as the Hiro-den-group|
+| native_name_lang = ja
-| foundation     = [[June 18]], [[1910]]
+| romanized_name = Hiroshima Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha
-| location       = {{flagicon|Japan}} 2-9-29 Higashisenda-machi, [[Naka-ku, Hiroshima|Naka-ku]], [[Hiroshima]], [[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]] 730-8610, [[Japan]]
-| key_people     = |
+| logo           =
+| type           = [[Public company|Public]] (''[[Kabushiki gaisha]]'')
-| industry       = [[Transportation]]([[Tram|streetcar]],[[Transit bus|bus]]),<br>[[Real estate]]|
+| traded_as      = {{tyo|9033}}
+| location       = 2-9-29 Higashisenda-machi, [[Naka-ku, Hiroshima]] 730-8610, Japan
+| key_people     =
+| industry       = [[Transportation]] ([[Tram|streetcar]], [[Transit bus|bus]]), [[real estate]]
 | num_employees  = 1,377
-| homepage       = [http://www.hiroden.co.jp/ www.hiroden.co.jp]
+| homepage       = {{URL|www.hiroden.co.jp}}
+| foundation     = June 18, 1910
+| owners         = {{plainlist|
+* Hiroshima [[Hino Motors]] dealer (3.85%)
+* Hiroshima Bank (3.44%)
+* [[MUFG Bank]] (2.89%)
+* [[Penta-Ocean]] (2.49%)
+* [[Idemitsu Kosan]] (2.47%)}}
 }}
-[[Image:Hiroden-5100-2.jpg|thumb|200px|latest streetcar in Hiroshima]]
+[[File:Hiroden-5100-2.jpg|thumb|[[Green Mover Max]]]]
-[[Image:Hiroden6566.jpg|thumb|200px|Old and new Hiroden streetcars]]
+[[File:Hiroden6566.jpg|thumb|Regular and vintage Hiroden streetcars]]
-[[Image:Hiroden-hibakudensya PICT2443.JPG|thumb|200px|Hiroden 651 and 652, which survived the atomic bomb <ref>[http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/sharyo/index.html 車両紹介 ‐ 単車] (Cars: Single cars) of the Hiroshima Electric Railway official website, retrieved on February 15, 2008.</ref> <ref>Japanese Wikipedia article of [http://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E8%A2%AB%E7%88%86%E9%9B%BB%E8%BB%8A&oldid=16191360 被爆電車] (A-Bomb train), as well as [http://ja.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=%E5%BA%83%E5%B3%B6%E9%9B%BB%E9%89%84650%E5%BD%A2%E9%9B%BB%E8%BB%8A&oldid=16272162 広島電鉄650形電車] (Hiroshima Electric Railway Type 650 Train), both retrieved on February 15, 2008.</ref> and were still running in Hiroshima as of 2006.]]
+[[File:Hiroden-A-Bombed-Tramcar-651-652-at-Genbaku-Dome-mae-Station-in-2006-08-06-A-Bomb-memorial-day.jpg|thumb|Hiroden cars 651 and 652, which survived the atomic bomb <ref>[http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/sharyo/index.html 車両紹介 - 単車] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211101912/http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/sharyo/index.html |date=2008-02-11 }} (Cars: Single cars) of the Hiroshima Electric Railway official website. Retrieved on February 15, 2008.</ref> and were still running in Hiroshima as of 2015]]
-[[Image:Hiroshima A-Bomb Tram 651.jpg|thumb|200px|Destroyed and derailed Hiroden 651 on August 9, 1945]]
+[[File:Hiroshima A-Bomb Tram 651.jpg|thumb|Damaged and derailed Hiroden 651 on August 9, 1945]]
-[[Image:HirodenBus.jpg|thumb|200px|Hiroden bus]]
+[[File:HirodenBus.jpg|thumb|Hiroden bus]]
-{{Nihongo|'''Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd.'''|広島電鉄株式会社|Hiroshima Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[transportation]] [[company]] established on [[June 18]], [[1910]], that operates [[Tram|streetcar]]s and [[Bus|bus]]es in and around [[Hiroshima Prefecture]]. It is known as {{Nihongo|"'''Hiroden'''"|広電}} for short.
+{{Nihongo|The '''Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd.'''|広島電鉄株式会社|Hiroshima Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha}} is a Japanese transportation company established on June 18, 1910, that operates [[Tram|streetcar]]s and buses in and around [[Hiroshima Prefecture]]. It is known as {{Nihongo|"'''Hiroden'''"|広電}} for short.
-The company's rolling stock includes an eclectic range of trams manufactured from across [[Japan]] and [[Europe]], earning it the nickname "The Moving Streetcar Museum".
+The company's rolling stock includes an eclectic range of trams manufactured from across Japan and Europe, earning it the nickname "The Moving Streetcar Museum".
-The company accepts [[PASPY]], a smart card ticket system, from January [[2008]].
+From January 2008 the company has accepted [[PASPY]], a smart card ticket system.
+This is the longest tram network in Japan, with {{convert|35.1|km|mi|abbr=on}}.
+The [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki#Hiroshima|atomic bombing of Hiroshima]] by the USA took place on 6 August 1945. 185 employees of the company were killed as a result of the bomb and 108 of its 123 cars were damaged or destroyed. Within three days, the system started running again. Three trams that survived or were rebuilt after the bombing continue to run 75 years afterwards.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miyazaki |first=Sonoko |date=2020-09-06 |title=A-bombed tram in Hiroshima runs same route as 75 years ago |language=en |url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13684530 |access-date=2021-04-10}}</ref>
 ==Railway and streetcar==
-*One Railway line with one route for 16.1km. ([[Hiroden Miyajima Line|Miyajima Line]])
+*One Railway line with one route for 16.1&nbsp;km. ([[Hiroden Miyajima Line|Miyajima Line]])
 **between [[Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station]] and [[Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Station]].
 **trains(trams) link up with other lines from Nishi-Hiroshima.
-*Six Streetcar inner-city lines with eight routes for 19.0km.
+*Six Streetcar inner-city lines with eight routes for 19.0&nbsp;km.
 *Operates 271 streetcars.
-*The company has the longest and busiest streetcar service in Japan.
+*The company has the longest and busiest streetcar service in Japan.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}
 ===Key terminal stations===
 *[[Hiroden Hiroshima Station|Hiroshima Station]] (connect to [[West Japan Railway Company|JR]] [[Hiroshima Station]])
 *[[Hiroden Yokogawa Station|Yokogawa Station]] (connect to JR [[Yokogawa Station]])
-*[[Hiroden Hiroshima Port Station|Hiroshima Port Station]] (connect with [[Ferry|ferries]] and [[Hydrofoil|hydrofoils]] for [[Matsuyama, Ehime|Matsuyama]], [[Imabari, Ehime|Imabari]], [[Kure, Hiroshima|Kure]], [[Miyajima]], [[Etajima, Hiroshima|Etajima]] and some other islands in [[Inland Sea|Seto Inland Sea]])
+*[[Hiroden Hiroshima Port Station|Hiroshima Port Station]] (connect with [[Ferry|ferries]] and [[hydrofoil]]s for [[Matsuyama, Ehime|Matsuyama]], [[Imabari, Ehime|Imabari]], [[Kure, Hiroshima|Kure]], [[Itsukushima|Miyajima]], [[Etajima, Hiroshima|Etajima]] and some other islands in [[Seto Inland Sea]])
 *[[Hiroden Hondori Station|Hondori Station]] (connect to [[Astram Line]] [[Astram Hondori Station|Hondori Station]])
 *[[Hiroden Hakushima Station|Hakushima Station]]
 *[[Hiroden Eba Station|Eba Station]]
 *[[Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station]] (connect to JR [[Nishi-Hiroshima Station]])
-*[[Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Station]] (connect to JR [[Miyajimaguchi Station]] and [[JR Miyajima Ferry]] and [[Miyajima MATSUDAI KISEN]] [[ferry|ferries]] for [[Miyajima]])
+*[[Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Station]] (connect to JR [[Miyajimaguchi Station]] and [[JR Miyajima Ferry]] and [[Miyajima Matsudai Kisen]] [[ferry|ferries]] for [[Itsukushima|Miyajima]])
 ===List of lines and routes===
 *[[Hiroden Streetcar Lines and Routes]]
+[[File:Hiroshima Electric Railway map.png|center|thumb|Hiroden route map]]
 ==Bus services==
+;City area
-*16 Bus routes in [[Hiroshima]].
+*No.2: {{Interlanguage link|The prefecture office of Hiroshima|2=ja|3=広島県庁|preserve=1}} - [[Hiroshima Station]] - [[Fuchū, Hiroshima (town)|Fuchū]]
-*28 Bus routes for the suburbs.
+*No.3: Hiroshima Station - [[Naka-ku, Hiroshima|Hacchōbori - Kamiyachō]] - {{Interlanguage link|Hiroshima City Hall|2=ja|3=広島市役所|preserve=1}} - [[Nishi-ku, Hiroshima|Kan'on]]
-*1 through Bus route to [[Kure, Hiroshima|Kure]]
+*No.4: Prefecture office - Hiroshima Station - [[Minami-ku, Hiroshima|Niho]]/Mukainada
+*No.5: [[Higashi-ku, Hiroshima|Ushita]] - Hiroshima Station - {{Interlanguage link|Hiroshima University Hospital|2=ja|3=広島大学病院|preserve=1}}
+*No.6: Ushita - [[Hatchobori Station (Hiroshima)|Hatchōbori]] - [[Kamiyachō Station (Hiroshima)|Kamiyachō]] - [[Shiyakusho-mae Station (Hiroshima)|City Hall]] - [[Funairi-hon-machi Station|Funairi]] - [[Eba Station|Eba]]
+*No.7: ([[Yokogawa Station]] - [[Tokaichi-machi Station|Tokaichi-machi]] - ) [[Kamiya-cho-nishi Station|Kamiyachō]] - City Hall - University Hospital - Niho/Mukainada
+** The bus runs only in morning between Yokogawa - Kamiyacho
+*No.8: Yokogawa - Kan'on
+*No.10: [[Nishi-Hiroshima Station]] - City Hall - University Hospital
+*No.12: Hesaka - Hacchōbori - [[Miyuki-bashi Station|Miyuki-Bashi]] - Niho/ - Asahimachi/ - [[Hondōri Station (Hiroden)|Hondōri]] - Miyuki-Bashi - Niho (Express)
+**The route for Asahimachi and Express bus only runs in rush time.
+*No.13: Hiroshima Station - [[Inari-machi Station (Hiroshima)|Inari-machi]] - [[Chuden-mae Station|Chuden-mae]] - City Hall
+;Suburb area
+Bus routes for the suburbs. Most suburban lines departs from {{Interlanguage link|Hiroshima Bus Center|2=ja|3=広島バスセンター|preserve=1}}
+* North: For [[Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima|Asaminami]] and [[Asakita-ku, Hiroshima|Asakita]] ward, and [[Akitakata, Hiroshima|Yoshida]], [[Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima|Toyohira]], [[Sandan-kyō]](via [[Chūgoku Expressway]] or [[Japan National Route 191|Route 191]]) and [[Miyoshi, Hiroshima|Miyoshi]](via [[Chūgoku Expressway]])
+** For [[Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park|Asa zoo]] and Asahigaoka, the bus departs from Hiroshima Station and not via Bus Center.
+* West: For [[Nishi-Hiroshima Station|Koi]], West ward, [[Saeki-ku, Hiroshima|Saeki ward]], [[Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima|Hatsukaichi]]
+** Some buses start from Hiroshima Station or Hacchōbori.
+*1 through Bus route to [[Kure, Hiroshima|Kure]](Clare Line)
 *6 Superhighway bus routes around [[Chūgoku region]] and [[Tokyo]].
 **routes between [[Masuda, Shimane|Masuda]], [[Hamada, Shimane|Hamada]], [[Matsue, Shimane|Matsue]], [[Yonago, Tottori|Yonago]], [[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]] and Tokyo.
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 *Operate 489 Buses.
-===Key station===
+===Main bus stations===
-*[[Hiroshima Bus Center]]
+* [[Hiroshima Bus Center]], the main terminal bus station in central Hiroshima
-**the main terminal bus station in central Hiroshima.
-[[Image:Hiroden084.ogg|thumb|left|Hiroden 084]]
-<br clear="left">
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
 ==See also==
-{{commons|Hiroshima Electric Railway}}
+*[[Green Mover Max]]
 *[[List of light-rail transit systems]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
+{{Commons|Hiroshima Electric Railway}}
 *[http://www.hiroden.co.jp/ Hiroshima Electric Railway]
 *[http://train.sakura.ne.jp/train/hiroden/carphoto/index.html Streetcars in the Hiroden system]
 {{Hiroden Streetcar Lines and Routes}}
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+[[Category:Companies based in Hiroshima Prefecture]]
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+[[Category:Japanese companies established in 1910]]
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v t e Hiroden Streetcar Lines and Routes
Lines	Main Ujina Eba Hakushima Hijiyama (Minami) Yokogawa Miyajima
Routes	#1 Hiroshima Station–Hiroshima Port #2 Hiroshima Station–Hiroden-miyajima-guchi #3 Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima–Hiroshima Port #5 Hiroshima Station–(via Hijiyama-shita)–Hiroshima Port #6 Hiroshima Station–Eba #7 Yokogawa Station–Hiroden-honsha-mae #8 Yokogawa Station–Eba #9 Hatchōbori–Hakushima

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Japan