Astram Line

Astram Line
A train on the Astram Line (July 2007)
Overview
Type	Automated guideway transit
Locale	Hiroshima
Termini	Hondōri Kōiki-kōen-mae
Stations	22
Operation
Opened	August 8, 1994
Owner	Hiroshima Rapid Transit
Operator(s)	Hiroshima Rapid Transit
Depot(s)	Chōrakuji
Technical
Line length	18.4 km (11.4 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Route map

A train on the Astram Line (July 2007)

Hiroshima New Transit Line 1 (広島新交通1号線, Hiroshima Shin Kōtsū 1-gō-sen), also known as the Astram Line (アストラムライン, Asutoramurain), is a rubber-tired transit system operated by Hiroshima Rapid Transit in Hiroshima, Japan. Astram opened August 8, 1994 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: 18.4 km
• Number of stations: 22 stations
• Train length: 6 cars
• Minimum Headway: 2:30
• Automatic platform screen doors
• Power supply: 750 V DC
• Kobelco AGT (Automated Guideway Transit) system with crew

Stations

Station	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
Hondōri	0.0	█ Hiroden Ujina Line (at Hondori)	Naka-ku
Kenchō-mae	0.3	█ Hiroden Main Line █ Hiroden Ujina Line (at Kamiya-cho-higashi or Kamiya-cho-nishi)
Jōhoku	1.4
Shin-Hakushima	1.7	█ Sanyo Main Line █ Kabe Line
Hakushima	2.1
Ushita	2.9		Higashi-ku
Fudōin-mae	4.0
Gion-shinbashi-kita	5.0		Asaminami-ku
Nishihara	6.0
Nakasuji	7.0
Furuichi	7.8
Ōmachi	8.4	█ Kabe Line
Bishamondai	9.6
Yasuhigashi	10.6
Kamiyasu	11.4
Takatori	12.0
Chōrakuji	12.7
Tomo	13.9
Ōbara	14.9
Tomo-chūō	16.0
Ōzuka	17.6
Kōiki-kōen-mae	18.4

See also

• List of rapid transit systems

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Map of Hiroshima rail transit network