Hiroshima Electric Railway

Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd.framelessNative name広島電鉄株式会社Romanized nameHiroshima Dentetsu kabushiki gaishaTypePublic (Kabushiki gaisha)Traded asTYO: 9033IndustryTransportation (streetcar, bus), real estateFoundedJune 18, 1910Headquarters2-9-29 Higashisenda-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-8610, JapanOwners Hiroshima Hino Motors dealer (3.85%)
 Hiroshima Bank (3.44%)
 MUFG Bank (2.89%)
 Penta-Ocean (2.49%)
 Idemitsu Kosan (2.47%)Number of employees1,377Websitewww.hiroden.co.jp

. is a company in Japan. It runs streetcars and buses in and around Hiroshima Prefecture, and is commonly referred to as "Hiroden" for short.

The company has a diverse collection of trams from various parts of Japan and Europe, which has earned it the nickname "The Moving Streetcar Museum".

From January 2008 the company has accepted PASPY, a smart card ticket system.

This is the longest tram network in Japan, with .

On 6 August 1945, Hiroshima was devastated by the atomic bombing during World War II. The bombing resulted in the deaths of 185 employees of the local tramway company and caused damage or destruction to 108 out of its 123 trams. However, within just three days, the tramway system resumed operations. Remarkably, three trams that survived or were rebuilt after the bombing are still in operation even 75 years later..

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 Hiroshima Electric Railway
 Streetcars in the Hiroden system

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