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長崎電気軌道株式会社 [Nagasaki Denki Kidō Kabushiki-gaisha]/
Alna Sharyo Nagasaki Denki Kidō 1500 series #1502
11 february 2019 - Nagasaki (Nagasaki Pref.), Aburayamachi (長崎県長崎市油屋町), Shiambashi tram stop. This 26-year-old (at the time of the photo) Alna Sharyō car is only one stop away from its terminus. Along Harusame and Shiambashi Streets (legally speaking, along the final section of the Main Line, 本線 honsen) the tracks are laid down the middle of the road, and the stops are made of (really) narrow island platforms long enough for just one car at a time.
Author: TranslatorPS
Author: TranslatorPS
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Alna Sharyo Nagasaki Denki Kidō 1500 series #1503
11 february 2019 - Nagasaki (Nagasaki Prefecture), Aburayamachi, near Sofukuji terminus (長崎県長崎市油屋町), National Route 324. The entire Nagasaki tram fleet is based on these single-unit bi-directional mid-to-high-floor cars. Each one is equipped with two doors - the middle/back door for entering and the front door for getting off (you know the drill by now, don`t you?). The fare is paid when getting off, and a single adult is 120 yen (€0.95) - as far as I know that makes it the cheapest tram fare in Japan. There`s also a day pass for 500 yen, which is not available in the cars themselves. And now, a bit of disappointment - Nagasaki does not accept the common nation-wide IC cards, such as Pasmo or Suica, yet. There is a card indeed, however it`s local, accepted only around Nagasaki. This makes it the second city in Japan where I was forced to take out hard currency to travel around the city...
Author: TranslatorPS
Author: TranslatorPS
Comments: 12