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Toyama Chihō Railway The is a transportation company in Toyama, Toyama, Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The company is commonly known as . This private company operates railway, tram, and bus services in the eastern part of the prefecture. It also operates as ...

, commonly referred to as , is a

narrow gauge A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge (distance between the rails) narrower than . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with Minimum railw ...

tram system in

Toyama Toyama may refer to: Places * Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island * Toyama (city), the capital city of Toyama Prefecture * Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, Toyama * Toyama Sta ...

, Japan. Its first operation was in 1912. It has 23 stations and runs 7.3 km. While the system officially consists of five lines, the operation has been re-organized into three routes: *Route 1: Minami-Toyama Ekimae (

Minami-Toyama Station is a railway station in the city of Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Toyama Chihō Railway. Lines Minami-Toyama Station is the junction station of the Fujikoshi Line with the Kamidaki Line, and is 3. ...

) - Nishicho— Toyama Ekimae (

Toyama Station is a major railway station in Toyama, Toyama, Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Ainokaze Toyama Railway. It is the largest and busiest terminal station, railway terminal in Toyama. , the loca ...

) *Route 2: Minami-Toyama Ekimae — Daigakumae (

University of Toyama The is a Japanese national university in Toyama Prefecture established in 1949. The University of Toyama has three campuses, namely the Gofuku, Sugitani, and Takaoka, Toyama, Takaoka campuses. The University of Toyama, Sugitani campus is the h ...

) *Route 3: Loop Since 2010, the tram accepts the '' ecomyca'' and

passca was a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport in Toyama, Japan, introduced by Toyama Light Rail on April 29, 2006 for use on the Toyamakō Line. Just like JR East's Suica or JR West's ICOCA, the card uses RFID ...

smart cards for fare payment. Fares can also be paid with

Nationwide Mutual Usage Service Japan's is a system that allows for reciprocal use and interoperability between the country's ten most common transportation Smart card, IC cards – contactless smart cards used on public transport with additional Digital currency, e-money fu ...

IC cards or cash (for ¥20 more per ride). Since March 21, 2020, with the completion of a north south tram link across Toyama Railway Station, Toyama City Tram services through operate with the

Toyama Chihō Railway Toyamakō Line The is a tram line operated by Toyama Chihō Railway in the city of Toyama, Toyama, Toyama, the Capital (political), capital of Toyama Prefecture. Trams commences at , beneath Toyama Station, and travels north to in a town of the Toyama Por ...

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{{Toyama transit Rail transport in Toyama Prefecture Toyama (city) 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1912