Toden Arakawa Line

Arakawa Line
8500 series trams passing near Asukayama Station
Overview
Type	Streetcar
Locale	Tokyo
Termini	Waseda Minowabashi
Stations	30
Operation
Opened	1974
Owner	Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei)
Technical
Line length	12.2 km (7.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)
Electrification	600 V DC overhead catenary

The Toden Arakawa Line (都電荒川線, Toden Arakawa-sen^?) is a streetcar line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The Arakawa Line is the sole survivor of Tokyo's once-extensive Tokyo Toden streetcar system, but it is not the only tram line in Tokyo, as the privately owned Tokyu Setagaya Line is also classified as a streetcar (路面電車, romen densha^?).

All stations are located in Tokyo.

7000 series tram 7015 in June 2009

7700 series tram 7701 in July 2016

8500 series tram 8502 in June 2003

8800 series tram 8804 in September 2010

8900 series tram 8901 in September 2015

9000 series trams 9001 and 9002 in February 2009

7500 series tram 7520 in March 2011

The line was originally constructed by the Oji Electric Tram Company (王子電気軌道, Ōji-denki-kidō^?) as a part of their extensive network, with the oldest section still operating today opened in 1913. The line was at threat of being shut down along with the rest of Tokyo's streetcar system in the 1960s, but concerted opposition from residents prevented this and parts of lines 27 (Minowabashi-Akabane) and 32 (Arakawa-Waseda) were merged to form the line as it is today. The line was sold to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation in 1974, which renamed it the Toden Arakawa Line.