A train on the Astram Line (July 2007).

The Astram Line (アストラムライン, Asutoramurain^?) is a new transit system operated by Hiroshima Rapid Transit in Hiroshima, Japan. The name Astram is from the word asu, meaning tomorrow in Japanese, and the English word tram.

History

• August 8, 1994 - Opened for the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima. The line connects between central Hiroshima and Hiroshima Big Arch, the main stadium of the Asian Games.

Statistics

• Total Distance: 18.4km
• Number of Station: 21 stations
• Train Composition: 6
• Minimum Headway: 2'30
• Automatic platform screen doors
• Power Rail Connection: DC 750V
• KOBELCO AGT(Automated Guideway Transit) System with crew

Stations

Station	Distance(km)	Connections	Location
Hondori Station	0.0	█ Hiroden Ujina Line (at Hondori) ★ (Kamiya-cho Shareo) ★ (Hiroshima Bus Center) ★ (Hiroshima Peace Memorial) ★ (Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park)	Hiroshima	Naka-ku
Kencho-mae Station	0.3	█ Hiroden Main Line / █ Hiroden Ujina Line (at Kamiya-cho-higashi or Kamiya-cho-nishi) ★ (Hiroshima Prefectural Government Offices) ★ (Hiroshima Bus Center) ★ (Hiroshima Green Arena) ★ (Hiroshima Castle)
Johoku Station	1.4	★ (Hiroshima Castle) ★ (Hiroshima Municipal Hiroshima Motomachi High School)
Hakushima Station	2.1	★ (Hiroshima Home TV) ★ (Sotoku High School) ★ (Sotoku Junior High School) ★ (Yasuda Girl's High School) ★ (Yasuda Girl's Junior High School) ★ (Yasuda Elementary School)
Ushita Station	2.9	★ (Hiroshima Bigwave) ★ (Hiroshima City Higashi Ward Sports Center)		Higashi-ku
Fudoin-mae Station	4.0	★ (Fudo-in) ★ (Hijiyama University) ★ (Hiroshima Municipal Hiroshima Commercial High School)
Gion-shinbashi-kita Station	5.0	★ (NHK Hiroshima)		Asaminami-ku
Nishihara Station	6.0	★ (Hiroshima Municipal Hara Elementary School
Nakasuji Station	7.0
Furuichi Station	7.8
Omachi Station	8.4	█ JR Kabe Line (at Omachi Station)
Bishamondai Station	9.6	★ (Bishamonten)
Yasuhigashi Station	10.6	★ (Yasuda Women's University) ★ (Yasuda Women's College)
Kamiyasu Station	11.4	★ (Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park)
Takatori Station	12.0
Chōrakuji Station	12.7	★ (Chōraku-ji) ★ (Hiroshima City Transportation Museum) ★ (Hiroshima Prefectural Yasunishi High School) ★ (Hiroshima Rapid Transit HQ)
Tomo Station	13.9	★ (Hiroshima City Asaminami Ward Sports Center) ★ (Koryo High School)
Obara Station	14.9
Tomo-chuo Station	16.0
Ozuka Station	17.6	★ (Hiroshima City University)
Koiki-koen-mae Station	18.4	★ (Hiroshima Big Arch) ★ (Hiroshima Shudo University)

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Astram Line

• Hiroshima Rapid Transit
• List of rapid transit systems

External links

• (Japanese) Astram Line - Hiroshima Rapid Transit official site
• (English) Map of Hiroshima rail transit network

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