Oji Electric Railway

…In 1883, the railway (later the Tohoku Main Line) opened between Ueno and Kumagaya, and Oji Station was established. By the end of the Meiji period, factories producing pharmaceuticals and artificial fertilizers had been established in the area, and on the plateau, there were military factories producing gunpowder and other goods. In the Taisho period, spinning factories were established. In 1911, the Oji Electric Tramway began running between Asukayama and Otsuka, and this track was later extended and is now the only remaining streetcar track in Tokyo (between Minowabashi and Waseda). Many of the factories around the station were relocated and transformed into housing complexes. …

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…83年上野～熊谷間に鉄道(後の東北本線)が開通して王子駅が設けられ，付近には明治末ころまでに薬品，人造肥料などの工場や台地上には火薬などの軍需工場が，また大正期に入ると紡績工場が立地した。1911年に飛鳥山～大塚間に王子電気軌道の電車が走り始め，この軌道は後に延長されて現在都内に残る唯一の都電軌道(三ノ輪橋～早稲田間)として稼働している。駅周辺にあった工場の多くは移転し，住宅団地へと変貌した。…

※「王子電気軌道」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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