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Higashiyama Main Line 東山本線

Tram · Okayama Electric Tramway 岡山電気軌道 · 10 stations

English name romanized for this guide: the operator gives none.

How to ride Okayama Electric Tramway (Okaden) P

Operator-wide facts from Okayama Electric Tramway (Okaden)'s own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Accepted PHareca (ハレカ), PiTaPa, ICOCA, 全国交通系ICカード (nationwide transport IC cards)
Credit card touchNot confirmed
Where you payOn board P
Change on boardChange machine P
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Status line on the tram top page; Japanese
Step-free accessStation list → PWheelchair users can ride only the ultra-low-floor MOMO tram. Ask the Tram Division (086-272-1811) when MOMO is running.
Passes1 valid herefrom ¥400
IC cards and payment in detail

The local Hareca card, PiTaPa, ICOCA and the other nationwide transport IC cards work on the trams. Touch the reader at the boarding door when you get on and the reader on the fare box when you get off. Nationwide cards (PiTaPa, ICOCA etc.) cannot be charged on board: if the balance is short, pay the fare in cash. Hareca is also valid on most local buses in Okayama Prefecture (deposit ¥500). Whether contactless credit/debit cards are accepted was not confirmed. P

路面電車内では、ハレカカード、PiTaPaカード、ICOCAカード他、全国相互利用対象の交通系ICカードがご利用いただけます。

Getting on

  1. Board through the rear door (rear on, front off). At the first stop of a trip (Okayama-Ekimae, Higashiyama, Seikibashi) you may board through any door.
  2. Cash: just board; there are no numbered tickets (整理券).
  3. IC card: touch the IC card reader at the boarding door.

Getting off

  1. Get off through the front door and pay when you get off.
  2. Cash: put the fare into the fare box (the operator's how-to page gives adult ¥160, child ¥80). No change is given: use the change machine on the fare box first.
  3. IC card: touch the reader on the fare box. If the balance is too low, pay in cash or (Hareca only) charge it; nationwide cards cannot be charged on board.
Sources checked 2026-10-08 · review: draft_unreviewed

Passes valid on this line 1 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Okayama Tram One-Day Ticket

路面電車 一日乗車券 · Okayama Electric Tramway (Okaden)

¥400 Adult (junior high school and older) · ¥200 Child (elementary school)

One day: the date you scratch off on the paper ticket. Digital version (RYDE PASS app): start it within 28 days of purchase.

1 pass covers part of this line

Valid only between the stations named; outside that stretch you pay the fare. Stretches marked “unofficial source” come from Wikipedia or travel sites, and “estimated from the official map” ones were read off the issuer's map image, not its text: check the official map before you buy.

  • Setouchi Area Pass · ¥22,000 Adult, 7 days · ¥11,000 Child (6–11), 7 days · Okayama Ekimae – Higashiyama (Okaden Museum) (estimated from the official map)

Stations

In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them; names marked * are from Japanese Wikipedia or romanized for this guide (unofficial).

#StationEnglishPassengers / day (2024)Guide / other lines
1東山・おかでんミュージアム 🗣Higashiyama (Okaden Museum) *2,315
2門田屋敷 🗣Kadotayashiki455
3中納言 🗣Chunagon228
4小橋 🗣Kobashi140
5西大寺町・岡山芸術創造劇場ハレノワ前 🗣Saidaijichō (Okayama Performing Arts Theatre Halenowa-mae) *394
6県庁通り 🗣Kenchoudori1,475
7城下 🗣Shiroshita1,185
8柳川 🗣Yanagawa364Seikibashi Line
9西川緑道公園 🗣Nishigawaryokudokouen238
10岡山駅前 🗣Okayama Ekimae5,287

Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.