The is a light rail line operated by the private railway operator Nagasaki Electric Tramway in the island of Kyushu, Japan. This line is entirely located within Nagasaki.
Hotarujaya Line is the branch to the eastern urban area of Nagasaki. There is Hotarujaya Rail Yard at the end of this line, therefore most trains of Nagasaki Electric Tramway go to Hotarujaya.
The following routes are operated in this line:
The first section opened in 25 December 1920, between Furumachi (å¤çº) and Umamachi (馬çº), as a part of the branch from (now Sakuramachi Line). In the same year, this line connected to Sembacho (Ã¥ÂÂ馬çº: now ) and Ishibashi by opening the section between Nishihamanomachi and Furumachi.In 1922, a rail yard was built near Umamachi Station, which made Hotarujaya Line important.
The last part, between Umamachi and Hotarujaya, opened in 1934. Umamachi Station and its rail yard closed in a few months ago. In 1937, Hotarujaya Rail Yard opened.