Toyohashi Railroad

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Type 1800 trainset of Atsumi Line.
Type 1800 trainset of Atsumi Line.
Type 800 tram of Azumada Main Line.
Type 800 tram of Azumada Main Line.
Type 3700 tram of Azumada Main Line, active from 1927.
Type 3700 tram of Azumada Main Line, active from 1927.

The Toyohashi Railroad (豊橋鉄道 Toyohashi Tetsudō?) is a transportation company in Toyohashi, Japan. The company or its lines are commonly known as Toyotetsu (豊鉄?). The company operates railway, tram, and bus lines, and belongs to the Meitetsu Group. It was founded in 1924, while the first section of its line opened in the next year. The company will introduce a smart card ticketing system in 2010.

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[edit] Railway Lines

  • Heavy rail
    • Atsumi Line (渥美線): Shin-Toyohashi — Mikawa-Tahara
  • Tramway
    • Azumada Main Line (東田本線): Ekimae — Akaiwaguchi, Ihara — Undō-Kōen-mae
      • Commonly called City Line (市内線) or City Tram (市電).

[edit] Bus Lines

Toyotetsu Bus operates local lines in and around Toyohashi, as well as the highway bus linking the city and Chūbu Centrair International Airport, the night bus linking the city and Tokyo.

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