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{{Short description|Government agency in Kyoto, Japan}}
{{Infobox company
| name   = Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau<br>京都市交通局
| native_name = 京都市交通局
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = Kyōto-shi Kōtsū-kyoku
| logo   = [[File:Kyoto MTB Logo.svg|150px|class=skin-invert]]
| image  = Sansa_Ukyo_20090412-003.jpg
| image_size = 270px
| image_caption = Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau headquarters
| type   = [[Transportation authority]]
| company_slogan =
| foundation     = 11 June 1912
| location       = [[Ukyō-ku, Kyoto|Ukyō-ku]], [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]
| key_people     =
| industry       = Transportation
| num_employees  =
| homepage       = {{Official website|https://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/webguide/en/index.html}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau'''|京都市交通局|Kyōto-shi Kōtsū-kyoku}} is an agency of the city government of [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]] that operates municipal subways and city buses within the city. Previously, it also operated trams and trolley buses.

==Subway==
[[File:Kyoto City 10 series EMU early type 001.JPG|thumb|[[Kyoto Municipal Subway 10 series]] on the [[Karasuma Line]]]]
{{Main|Kyoto Municipal Subway}}
The [[Kyoto Municipal Subway]] operates the following two lines:
*[[Karasuma Line]]
*[[Tōzai Line (Kyoto)|Tōzai Line]]

==Bus==
[[File:Kyoto_City_Bus_3511.jpg|thumb|Kyoto City Bus in front of [[Kyoto Station]]]]
The {{nihongo|Kyoto City Buses|京都市バス|Kyōto Shi-basu}} are a major means of public transport in Kyoto. The buses have been operating since 1928.<ref name=chronology>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.kyoto.jp/koho/eng/historical/chronology02.html|title=The Advancement of Kyoto|publisher=Kyoto City Web|accessdate=June 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022235648/http://www.city.kyoto.jp/koho/eng/historical/chronology02.html|archive-date=October 22, 2015}}</ref>

Besides the regular commuter routes, the city bus co-operated the city's "Regular Tour Bus" with [[Keihan Electric Railway|Keihan Bus]].<ref>[http://www.kyototeikikanko.gr.jp 京都定期観光バス]</ref>

==Tram==
[[File:京都市電Img547.jpg|thumb|Kyoto City Tram in 1978]]
Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau operated the {{nihongo|Kyoto City Tram|[[:ja:京都市電]]|Kyōto Shiden}} until 1978.

Kyoto Electric Railway ({{RailGauge|1067mm}} [[narrow gauge]]) opened in 1895 as the first electric streetcar in Japan in commercial operation.<ref name=chronology/> The city government launched separate network of streetcars of {{RailGauge|1435mm|allk=on}} in 1912, which absorbed the lines of Kyoto Electric Railway in 1918. Subsequently, the narrow gauge lines were closed, rebuilt in standard gauge, or remained as is (Kitano Line).<ref name=Okinaka>{{cite book|author=Okinaka, Tadayori|author2=Fukuda, Seiji|script-title=ja:京都市電が走った街 今昔|trans-title=The City Where Kyoto City Tram Ran, Then and Now|publisher=JTB|language=Japanese|year=2000|location=Tokyo|isbn=4-533-03421-7}}</ref>

In its peak of the 1960s, the network was as follows:<ref name=Okinaka/>
*Loop line
**Gaishū Line (Loop on Higashiyama, Kujō, Nishiōji, Kitaōji streets)
*East-West lines
**Imadegawa Line
**Marutamachi Line
**Shijō Line
**Shichijō Line
*North-South lines
**Senbon Line
**Karasuma Line
**Kawaramachi Line
**Shirakawa Line
**Fushimi Line
**Kitano Line (narrow gauge, closed in 1961)

Because of increasing congestion of road traffic, the tram was abolished in 1978. Part of disused cars were sold to other cities in Japan. As of 2010, [[Hiroshima Electric Railway]] and [[Iyo Railway]] still operate ex-Kyoto tram cars. One of the cars transferred to [[Hankai Tramway]] is now preserved at [[Old Pueblo Trolley]] in [[Tucson, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldpueblotrolley.org/869-Japan|title=Kyoto City Lines #869/1869 {{!}} Hankai Electric Tramway #255|publisher=Old Pueblo Trolley|accessdate=October 1, 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Kyototram.jpg|thumb|Map of the Kyoto City Tram network (circa 1955)]]

==Trolley bus==
Between 1932 and 1969, the bureau also operated the Umezu Line, a [[trolley bus]] service connecting Shijō Ōmiya (Hankyu [[Ōmiya Station (Kyoto)|Ōmiya Station]]) and Matsuobashi.<ref name=Okinaka/>

==Public relations==
The bureau has had events that promote increased ridership of their transit system. In 2013, "[[Get on! Kyoto City Subway]]" campaign with anime-style characters began. The characters and logo are also used for Kyoto City Bus.

==See also==
* [[List of metro systems]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[https://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/webguide/en/index.html Kyoto City Bus & Subway Information Guide] - Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau
*[https://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/webguide/files/tikabusnavi/en_tikabusnavi_2.pdf PDF of Kyoto Bus Routes]

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[[Category:Intermodal transport authorities in Japan]]
[[Category:Kyoto Municipal Subway|*]]
[[Category:Transport in Kyoto]]


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