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| Above: YouTubeCA video - 名鉄岐阜市内線 岐阜駅→新岐阜駅前 (Meitetsu - Gifu trams) - Length: 4:03 mins. |
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MAP
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ROUTES
Operator: Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad)
URBAN TRAM ROUTES
| 1 | 岐阜駅前 (Gifu Station) – 新岐阜駅 (New Gifu Station) – 徹明町 (Tetsumei-chō) – 長良北町 (Nagara Kitamachi) |
| 2 | 徹明町 (Tetsumei-chō) – 忠節 (Chūsetsu) |
Note: The numbers assigned to the tram lines are purely for convenience, and were not used by the operator.
INTERURBAN TRAM ROUTES
Note: Interurban trams run over urban tram tracks to connect to Gifu Station.
| 揖斐線 | Ibi Line | 忠節 (Chūsetsu) – 北方 真桑 (Kitagata Makuwa) – 黒野 (Kurono) – 本揖斐 (Hon-Ibi) |
| 美濃町線 | Minomachi Line | 徹明町 (Tetsumei-chō) – 競輪場前 (Keirinjō-mae) – 日野橋 (Hinobashi) – 上芥見 (Kami-Akutami) – 関 (Seki) – 美濃 (Mino) |
| 田神線 | Tagami Line | 新岐阜駅 (New Gifu Station) – 徹明町 (Tetsumei-chō) – 競輪場前 (Keirinjō-mae) – 日野橋 (Hinobashi) – 上芥見 (Kami-Akutami) – 関 (Seki) – 美濃 (Mino) |
| 谷汲線 | Tanigumi Line | 黒野 (Kurono) – 谷汲 (Tanigumi) |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Urban tramways: 7.6 km.
- Interurban tramways: 55.7 km.
- Ibi line: 18.3 km.
- Minomachi line: 24.8 km.
- Tagami line: 1.4 km.
- Tanigumi line: 11.2 km.
HISTORY
- Municipal tramway: 1911 - 1 Apr. 2005
- Ibi line: 29 Mar. 1914 - 1 Apr. 2005
- Minomachi line: 11 Feb. 1911 - 1 Apr. 2005
- Tagami line: 25 June 1970 - 1 Apr. 2005
- Tanigumi line: 6 Apr. 1926 - 1 Oct. 2001
GAUGE
- All tramways: 1067 mm.
SOURCES
- Demery, L.W., Forty, R., DeGroote, R. and Higgins, J.W. Electric railways of Japan - Vol.2: Central Japan. London: Light Rail Transit Association, 1985.
- 原口隆行 (Haraguchi, T.) 日本の路面電車 I (Japan's Street Railways, Pt.I) Tokyo: JTB, 2000.
WIKIS
- 名鉄岐阜市内線 [Meitetsu Gifu Municipal Railway]
- 名鉄揖斐線 [Meitetsu Ibi Line]
- 名鉄美濃町線 [Meitetsu Minomachi Line]
- 名鉄田神線 [Meitetsu Tagami Line]
- 名鉄谷汲線 [Meitetsu Tanigumi Line]
- 名古屋鉄道 / Nagoya Railroad
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