Railway systems in Japan have earned good international reputations. People from all over the world are always very impressed and amazed at their bullet trains and the fact that their trains always arrive on time. But in this blog post, I'll introduce the old and nostalgic tram which you might have not imagined them still running in Japan. Here is a tram called Hankai Tramway (坂堺电车) which runs from Osaka city (大阪市) to Sakai city (堺市). There is something very nostalgic about riding the trams of Osaka. Transporting you with their classic storybook ‘gatan goton’ rhythms, they can take you to places that allow for a glimpse of quaint, older neighborhoods and a slower way of life in this city. Nicknamed chinchin densha (ding ding train), the Hankai trams have been a part of Osaka for over 100 years. Hankai Tramway was opened in 1900. There used to have trams all over in Japan. However there are only 20 of them left now. There is a tram made in 1928 which still run on this line. Do you want to take a ride on the oldest trams in Japan? I did. 大坂虽然也是日本一级都市之列,不过在大坂历史里,拥有百年历史的 坂堺电车,可以载满了不少大坂人儿时的回忆,也是目前大坂唯一仅存的路面电车。在路面行走的坂堺电车,带你一路看尽风景,也放慢了旅行的步伐。 为了想体验一般大坂人的生活,我搭上了传统又唯一的路面电车。我想在经济繁华的大坂市里,可以有这样特别体验也算是难能可贵的一件事。这回就让我来介绍在大阪很古老,但是充满怀旧情怀的坂堺电车。 Osaka city had closed their tram lines many years ago. The Hankai railway however maintains two tram lines. Both enter Osaka. One line terminates at busy Tennoji Station, the other at Ebisucho Station. 坂堺电车自1900年正式行驶后,至今已有100年历史。因为在行进时会发出叮叮的声音,也被大坂人暱称为 "叮叮电车"。早期大坂市内也有其他路面电车,但因都市计划的关系,多已拆除或停用,这也让这仅存的坂堺电车显得格外珍贵。 Hankai Tram Line passing through old towns in Osaka gives you to get close to local lives in Osaka. It runs slowly and even have traffic lights which make the tram stop for a while. You will get to see the way of living in Osaka as you experience the oldest tram ride. 电车缓缓的行驶大概每2分钟即停靠一个站,而看到的车站仅是一个路面上的安全岛。我觉得乘坐这样的路面电车是种惬意且难忘的经验,坐在车内望着窗外街景缓缓的移动,而且一景一物都有其特色,让人可远离市区的尘嚣,彷彿看到了旧时的大坂景象。 乘坐路面电车是种惬意且难忘的经验。 窗外的景色随着电车运行不断交替,我的思绪也如风筝四处漫遊。有时目光还停留在街角的花店,回神时可能又被一间韵味十足的日式住宅所吸引。这些场景的更迭烙印在脑海里,成为此趟旅行中最美丽的回忆。 沿途的风景从热闹的大马路,渐渐转变为一般人家的后院。 How to take this tram is easy. You will get on from a back door and get off from a front door. But you can get on whichever you want at the first station of the line. The price for a ride is 210 yen for adults and 110 yen for children. The price doesn’t change depending on the length of your ride. When you get off the tram, you will put money in the fare box which is next to a driver. If you have transportation cards like ICOCA, you can tap it on machines when you get on and get off. You might think that Hankai tramway is for sightseeing. But it is not. Actually many students and workers use this tramway every time. 沿路运行会一直发出锵~锵~的声音,好复古也好可爱。 You feel specious inside of the car since a ceiling is high. Doors and bars by the windows are pretty old but you can not believe that it was made over 80 years ago. 停在车库里的路面电车,感觉就很复古。 The Hankai trams have been a part of Osaka life for more than a century and there is definitely so much exploring and discovering to do along this retro railway!
划过一世纪,路面电车在这新旧风貌交替的城市里,依然扮演举足轻重的地位,我想这路面电车让旅人迷恋不已的,也许就是这种贴近市町生活的节奏与距离。 来到大坂若想要细细品味大坂的特有风情,这路面电车绝对是不能错过的行程呢!
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