Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau


The Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau is a public transportation authority of Kagoshima City, Japan. The bureau operates trams and bus lines. From April 1, 2005, together with Nangoku Kōtsū and JR Kyūshū Bus, the bureau introduced RapiCa, a smart card ticketing system.
The bureau was founded in 1928, by taking over Kagoshima Electric Tramway, a private company. The tram line itself existed from 1912.

Kagoshima City Tram

Currently. Kagoshima City Tram is one of the few tram lines in Japan that stably make profits. There are more than 10 million users annually.

Lines and routes

Tramcars come once per five minutes generally, once per one minute in busier sections. The fare is ¥170 for all the sections.