Kawasaki City Tram

Preserved former Kawasaki City tramcar number 702

Kawasaki City Tram (川崎市電 Kawasaki Shiden) was a tram line in the Japanese city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. The 6.7 km line ran from Shiden Kawasaki (in front of Kawasaki Station) to Shiohama Station (now closed). The tramway operated from 1944 to 1969.[1][2] A street on the former route is named Shiden Dori (市電通り, lit. "Tramway Street").

References

  1. Imao, Keisuke, ed. (2008). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 - 全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Railway Travel Atlas - All Lines, Stations and Closed Lines] (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ISBN 978-4-10-790022-7.
  2. Sekita, Katsutaka; Miyata, Michikazu (2003). 川崎市電の25年 [25 Years of Kawasaki City Tram] (in Japanese). Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. ISBN 4-87366-333-4.


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