The is a light rail line operated by the private railway operator Nagasaki Electric Tramway in the island of Kyushu, Japan. This line is entirely located within Nagasaki.
Overview Sakuramachi Line connects Main Line with Hotarujaya Line and is the shortcut from Nagasaki Peace Park , Urakami Station and Nagasaki Station to Hotarujaya.
The following route is operated in this line:
■ Route 3: — — Nagasaki-Ekimae — Sakuramachi — City Hall —
Stations
No.StationJapaneseDistance (km) Transfers27長崎駅前0.0Nagasaki Electric Tramway: Main LineKyushu Railway Company: Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen, Nagasaki Main Line44桜町0.5 45市役所0.9Nagasaki Electric Tramway: Hotarujaya Line
History In 25 December 1919, The section between Nagasaki-Ekimae and Sakuramachi via Bungomachi (豊後町) opened. It extended to Umamachi (now ) via Furumachi (古町) in the next year. This line was called until 1983.
In the 1950s, the route underwent several changes. Nagasaki-Ekimae Station was moved east in 1950. After that, the section between Ogawamachi and Furumachi was closed and the newer line from Ogawamachi to Okeyamachi (桶屋町) was opened in 1954.
Since 2007, 5 derailment accidents have happened at the terminus: twice in 2007, once in 2015, once in 2016 and once in 2019. The most recent incident occurred despite track improvements being made in 2017.
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Nagasaki Electric Tramway