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Chuden Mae

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Chuden Mae

Chuden-Mae is so named because the stop is in front of (mae) Chuden, or Central (chuo) Electric (den) building. This stop is served by routes # 1, 3 and 7. It is a short walk to the Peace museum along Peace Blvd.

 

hiro-lr-chuden mae-061503-01.jpg (354293 bytes)Two cars, # 1915 & 3703 are in this view. (6/15/03) hiro-lr-chuden mae-061503-05.jpg (549270 bytes)Tram # 706 is getting ready to cross Peace Blvd. It was built in 1982(6/15/03)
hiro-lr-chuden mae-061503-09.jpg (386772 bytes)Car #3703 is one of the articulated trams. They use two-person operation. The motorman, who also collects fares at the front, plus a conductor in the rear that also collects fares. Built in 1984 (6/15/03) hiro-lr-chuden mae-061503-10.jpg (435086 bytes)Tram # 1915 is on route 7 to Hiroden-Mae (In front of the Tram depot). Originally a Kyoto car built in 1957 (6/15/03)
hiro-lr-chuden mae-061503-07.jpg (409605 bytes)Car # 914, originally was a Osaka streetcar. This tram is near Peace Blvd. It was built in 1957. (6/15/03) hiro-lr-chuden mae-061503-06.jpg (466201 bytes)Car # 1903 near Peace Blvd. This was originally a Kyoto streetcar built in 1957. (6/15/03)
hiro-lr-chuden mae-061503-11.jpg (314413 bytes)Modern articulated  tram #5007 built by Siemens in 2001, entering the station, note the narrow station platform. (6/15/03)
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