I know, it should have been every hour of every day, but hey it's better than nothing.
They used to have trams there, but didn't rebuild them after the war :sadness:
I know, it should have been every hour of every day, but hey it's better than nothing.
They used to have trams there, but didn't rebuild them after the war :sadness:
There are still a few legacy tram lines running in Tokyo. The two I can think of are the ones in Waseda and Sanganjaya. Both pretty limited systems.
I think that they didn't bother rebuilding trams because trains don't have to stop for traffic or red lights and are sufficiently dense already.
yeah but they're neat
didn't know about the legacy lines
A combination train and tram system is very good too. Trains service around the city and the tram or bus can run a logical local travel route. Busses are popular because they do not require track, but a tram can hold more and the stock can usually survive a longer time. They are also heavy and very difficult to tip. A bus and a tram are usually the same to electrify with the overhead cable. A bus can easily leave the route but a tram can transform into light rail for part of the route if separated. Both are built as low floor today, and should stop at a raised platform, but if this is not the case because of poor infrastructure, a bus can usually kneel and present the ramp to the ground level, but in these case the tram should always be selected to have a close gap or a ramp which can reach all platform in the system.