Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau
Kōbe Municipal Transportation Bureau (神戸市交通局, Kōbe-shi kōtsū-kyoku) is an agency of the city government of Kobe, Japan that operates municipal subways and city buses. Previously, it also operated city trams.
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 Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau headquarters | |
Native name | 神戸市交通局 |
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Romanized name | Kōbe-shi kōtsū-kyoku |
| Type | Transportation authority |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Founded | 1 August 1917 |
| Headquarters | Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Japan |
| Website | Official website |
Kobe City Bus
Bus
- Kobe City Bus
Tram
Kobe City Tram in 1961
The city tram of Kobe opened in 1910 by a private company and was purchased by the city government in 1917. As of 1952, it operated 35.6 km of tracks. The tram system was totally abolished by 1971. Between 1917 and 1971, the trams operated approximately 600 million kilometers and transported 5.6 billion passengers.[1]
References
- 神戸市電・略史 (in Japanese). City of Kobe. 2007. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
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