Tokyo Toden
The or simply Toden, is the tram network of Tokyo, Japan. Of all its former routes, only one, the Tokyo Sakura Tram, remains in service. The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation operates the Toden. The formal legal name is "Tokyo-to Densha." Its nickname, "Toden," distinguished it from the "Kokuden" (the Japanese National Railways electrified lines). The network had a track gauge of , except for the former Seibu Railway lines which were . History. At its peak, the Toden system boasted 41 routes with of track. However, the increase in reliance on automobile traffic resulted in reductions in ridership , and from 1967 to 1972, of track were abandoned as the Bureau changed its emphasis to bus and subway modes of transportation. Former lines. This is the list of former lines, listed according to their official names. Corresponding routes are those of 1962. The first section of the lines opened in the listed opening years, while the last section of the lines closed in the listed closing years. Routes. As of 1962, there were 41 routes in operation; the maximum for the system: Note: Route 26 discontinued by 1952.