Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau

Kumamoto City Tram
Type 9700 tramcar.
Kumamoto City Bus.
red:Route A
blue:Route B

The Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau (熊本市交通局, Kumamoto-shi Kōtsūkyoku) is a public transportation authority of Kumamoto City, Japan. The bureau operates trams and bus lines.

The city government has operated tram lines since 1924 and bus lines since 1927, but the current transportation bureau was formed in 1944.

Kumamoto City Tram

Currently, Kumamoto City Tram (熊本市電, Kumamoto Shiden) has five lines in official count with two routes regularly in service.

Lines and routes

  • Lines:
    • Trunk Line (幹線): Kumamoto-Ekimae Suidōchō
    • Suizenji Line (水前寺線): Suidōchō Suizenji-Kōen
    • Kengun Line (健軍線): Suizenji-Kōen Kengunmachi
    • Kami-Kumamoto Line (上熊本線): Karashimachō Kami-Kumamoto-Ekimae
    • Tasaki Line (田崎線): Kumamoto-Ekimae Tasakibashi
  • Routes:
    • Route A (A系統): Tasakibashi Kumamoto-Ekimae Karashimachō Suidōchō Suizenji-Kōen Kengunmachi
    • Route B (B系統): Kami-Kumamoto-Ekimae Karashimachō Suidōchō Suizenji-Kōen Kengunmachi

See also


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