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Google can answer your first question: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Electric_Railway .

 

(BTW happy to be proved wrong, but I don't think there are any Japanese train companies which use "Railroad" in the official English rendering of their name).

 

As to whether it's worth spending a day on it, depends if you like urban trams. The Miyajima line might be a nice non-urban ride.

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Is this a tram system, or a commuter rail system.  Is it worth a day of railfanning?

 

Japan's largest tram/LRT system. Wild variety of rolling stock. One car which is a survivor of the A-bomb blast (and runs!). Runs past the A-bomb dome. Interurban line to Miyajima - please change here for the ferry to the temple with the "floating" torii.

 

Enough reasons or do you need more? :-D

 

Cheers NB

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Google can answer your first question: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Electric_Railway .

 

(BTW happy to be proved wrong, but I don't think there are any Japanese train companies which use "Railroad" in the official English rendering of their name).

 

As to whether it's worth spending a day on it, depends if you like urban trams. The Miyajima line might be a nice non-urban ride.

There are quite a few "Railroads" in Japan. E.g. Meitetsu is using "Nagoya Railroad" as their official English name.

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Some companies that have 'railroad' in their official English names:

 

- Nagoya Railroad

- Nishi-Nippon Railroad

- Hokuriku Railroad

- Tenryu Hamanako Railroad

- Toyohashi Railroad

- Keifuku Electric Railroad

- Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad

- Kumagawa Railroad

- Chikuho Electric Railroad

 

And yes. Hiroden is worth the visit, the fanning and the places the tracks touches are interesting to no end. I've been to Hiroshima, but didn't ride the trams though (I was young, stupid and on a tour).

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Hello,

 

Please allow me to make a suggestion.  Of course, Hiroden is very enjoyable and fun to railfan because there are many series of tram in service, old and new.  But there is also one garden that you must take a couple of hours to enjoy: Shukkeien Garden.

 

Please enjoy.

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I second E6's suggestion, the gardens are, I think, the best I've ever seen as they are so sculpted into scenes and a place to just take your time and squint a bit and transport yourself elsewhere! After the hustle and bustle of downtown and the peace park it's a nice retreat.

 

Jeff

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Hiroshima is definitely worth a day or even two if you are into trams, I have spent several days there as there is much to see that can be done as a day trip based there as well.  You will see an interesting mix of trams from ancient to modern running side by side and if you are there on a Sunday you will even get to ride this one from Hannover, Germany.

 

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Hiroshima is definitely worth a day or even two if you are into trams, I have spent several days there as there is much to see that can be done as a day trip based there as well.  You will see an interesting mix of trams from ancient to modern running side by side and if you are there on a Sunday you will even get to ride this one from Hannover, Germany.

 

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Do you know if there is any more info on this online?

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Do you know if there is any more info on this online?

 

The German tram only runs during the winter.  Its roof is not strong enough to support an a/c unit.

 

"This ceremony was donated from Hanover City to Hiroshima City in 1989 as a reproductive ceremony in 1988 to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the sister city alliance with Hiroshima City to give Hanover city an assembled tea room. It is called "Hanover Train". Currently it operates at Route 8 (Yokogawa station ~ Eba) on Sunday and holidays from November to March, and at the end of the year I run Santa Claus as a Christmas train and run through the city."

 

Schedule:   http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/train-list/retro.html

 

Hiroden tram fleet pages:

 

http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/train-list/index.html

 

http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/train-list/articul.html#articul2000

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The German tram only runs during the winter.  Its roof is not strong enough to support an a/c unit.

 

"This ceremony was donated from Hanover City to Hiroshima City in 1989 as a reproductive ceremony in 1988 to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the sister city alliance with Hiroshima City to give Hanover city an assembled tea room. It is called "Hanover Train". Currently it operates at Route 8 (Yokogawa station ~ Eba) on Sunday and holidays from November to March, and at the end of the year I run Santa Claus as a Christmas train and run through the city."

 

Schedule:   http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/train-list/retro.html

 

Hiroden tram fleet pages:

 

http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/train-list/index.html

 

http://www.hiroden.co.jp/train/train-list/articul.html#articul2000

 

 

Thanks for the info.

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