Sapporo Streetcar
| Sapporo Streetcar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Sapporo Shiden (札幌市電) | ||
| Owner | Sapporo City Transportation Bureau | ||
| Locale | Sapporo | ||
| Transit type | Tram | ||
| Number of lines | 4 | ||
| Number of stations | 24 | ||
| Website | city.sapporo.jp | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 1909 | ||
| Reporting marks | ST | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 8,905 m (5.533 mi) | ||
| No. of tracks | 2 | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | 600 V DC from overhead catenary | ||
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The Sapporo Streetcar (札幌市電, Sapporo shiden) is a tram loop located in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. The system is often referred to as simply "shiden" (市電).
The first section of the network opened in 1909 as the "Sapporo Stone Horsecar Railway" (札幌石材馬車鉄道, Sapporo sekizai basha tetsudō); it was electrified in 1918. The city transportation bureau took over the network in 1927. Since 2020, it has been managed by a subsidiary company, Sapporo Transportation Service Promotion Corporation (札幌市交通事業振興公社, Sapporo-shi kōtsū jigyō shinkō kōsha).