Toyama Chihō Railway
The Toyama Chihō Railway is a transportation company in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The company is commonly known as Chitetsu. This private company operates railway, tram, and bus services in the eastern part of the prefecture. It also operates as the agency of All Nippon Airways in Toyama area. The company has its root in Toyama Electric Railway founded in 1930. The current company was founded in 1943, when all the private and public operators of railway, tram, and bus lines in the prefecture were merged into one. In 1950, it founded Kaetsunō Railway, planning to build the railway line that links Toyama and Ishikawa. Chitetsu handed over its networks in the western part of Toyama Prefecture, although the plan never came to fruition.
Lines
Railway lines
All the trains from Tateyama Line and Fujikoshi-Kamidaki Line have through services to the Main Line, reaching Dentetsu-Toyama.Tram lines
Lines
The tram lines are collectively called the Toyama City Tram Line, officially consisting of five lines.- Main Line : Minami-Toyama-Ekimae — Toyama-Ekimae
- *This is a different line from ■ Main Line (railway).
- Branch Line : Toyama-Ekimae — Marunouchi
- Yasunoya Line : Marunouchi — Yasunoya
- Kureha Line : Yasunoya — Daigaku-mae
- Toyama Toshin Line : Marunouchi — Nishichō
- Toyama [Light Rail Toyamakō Line|Toyamakō Line] : Toyama-Ekimae — Iwasehama
Routes
The tram operates in two routes. The Main, Branch, Yasunoya and Kureha lines effectively make a single route, from Minami-Toyama-Ekimae to Daigaku-mae. Some tramcars run between Minami-Toyama-Ekimae and Toyama-Ekimae. The Branch Line, the Toyama Toshin Line and a part of the Main Line form a circle route in the city center. The latter route was introduced in December 2009 when the Toyama Toshin Line opened.There is a plan to link Toyama-Ekimae Station and Toyamaekikita Station of Toyama Light Rail, currently 250 m away. After two tram lines are linked, they will have a through service.