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Okayama Electric Tramway 岡山電気軌道

2 lines · 16 stations

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.
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 Okayama Electric Tramway 2 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include Okayama Electric Tramway, cheapest first. 1 of them are sold only to foreign visitors. 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.

Foreign visitors only 7 days · Unlimited rides

Setouchi Area Pass

Setouchi Area Pass · JR West

¥22,000 Adult, 7 days · ¥11,000 Child (6–11), 7 days ¥3,143/day

7 consecutive days, from 0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last day. Child = 6–11 years old when bought; up to two children aged 1–5 travel free with each pass holder (without own seat).

Lines

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.