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is a Japanese private railway company owned by Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links
*June 12, 1899: was established.
*July 7, 1899: The company was renamed "Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd."
*April 7, 1968: Kobe Rapid Railway was opened and joint operation with Sanyo Electric Railway was started.
*February 15, 1998: Joint operation with Sanyo Electric Railway for limited express service between Umeda and Himeji was started.
*June 20, 2006: Hankyu Holdings, Inc. completed its purchase of a controlling interest in Hanshin in a transaction valued at about $2.2 billion.
*March 20, 2009: Joint operation with Kintetsu Railway for Rapid Express service between Sannomiya and Kintetsu Nara was started.
File:Hanshin-Series1000-1606.jpg, 1000 series
File:Hanshin-Series8000R-8237.jpg, 8000 series
File:Hanshin-Series9000-9201.jpg, 9000 series
File:Hanshin-Series9300-9501.jpg, 9300 series
File:Hanshin-Series5001-5021.jpg, 5001
File:Hanshin-Series5500-5509.jpg, 5500 series
File:Hanshin-Series5550-5551.jpg, 5550 series
File:Hanshin-Series5700-5717.jpg, 5700 series
File:Hanshin-7868.jpg, 7861
File:Hanshin7990-mukogawa-line.jpg, 7890/7990
(Retirement) File:Hanshin 5500 mukogawaline 5912F higasinaruo.jpg, Series 5500
To-lucky 5511F-5912F File:Hanshin 5500 mukogawaline 5914F.jpg, Series 5500
Koshien 5514-5914F
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Group Website in EnglishHanshin Electric Railway Website in English
{{Authority control Companies based in Osaka Prefecture Railway companies of Japan Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture Transport in Kobe Japanese companies established in 1899 Railway companies established in 1899 Hankyu Hanshin Holdings 2006 mergers and acquisitions
Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
and Kobe
Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's List of Japanese cities by population, seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Port of Toky ...
. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.
The first character for Kobe
Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's List of Japanese cities by population, seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Port of Toky ...
(神戸) and the second character for Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
(大阪) combine to form the company name, 阪神, which can be read ''Han-shin''.
IC cards ( PiTaPa and ICOCA) are accepted when taking trains.
Rail lines
Operating lines
* Main Line (本線) ( – , 32.1 km) * Hanshin Namba Line (阪神なんば線) ( – , 10.1 km) :The section between Nishikujō and Ōsaka-Namba is the newest line of Hanshin that opened on March 20, 2009. Prior to this extension the line was called the Nishi-Ōsaka Line. * Mukogawa Line (武庫川線) ( – , 1.7 km) * Kobe Kosoku Line (神戸高速線) (Category-2, – , 5.0 km) :The tracks of the line are owned by Kobe Rapid Transit Railway Co., Ltd. as the Tozai Line.Abandoned lines
* Kita-Osaka Line (北大阪線) ( – ) * Kokudo Line (国道線) (Noda – Higashi-Kobe) * Koshien Line (甲子園線) (Kamikoshien - - Hamakoshien - Nakatsuhama) * Amagasaki Kaigan Line (尼崎海岸線) ( - Higashihama) * Mukogawa Line (武庫川線) (Mukogawa - Muko-ohashi - ): the line between Muko-ohashi and Nishinomiya (JNR) was used only for freight trains operated by JNR.Incomplete lines
* Imazu Deyashiki Line (今津出屋敷線): Takasu - Suzaki - Hamakoshien - Imazu * Amagasaki Takarazuka Line (尼崎宝塚線): Amagasaki - : planned by Takarazuka Amagasaki Railway Company * Daini Hanshin Line: Umeda - - Amagasaki - -History
*June 12, 1899: was established.
*July 7, 1899: The company was renamed "Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd."
*April 7, 1968: Kobe Rapid Railway was opened and joint operation with Sanyo Electric Railway was started.
*February 15, 1998: Joint operation with Sanyo Electric Railway for limited express service between Umeda and Himeji was started.
*June 20, 2006: Hankyu Holdings, Inc. completed its purchase of a controlling interest in Hanshin in a transaction valued at about $2.2 billion.
*March 20, 2009: Joint operation with Kintetsu Railway for Rapid Express service between Sannomiya and Kintetsu Nara was started.
Rolling stock
Limited Express/Express
* 1000 series - through services onto the Kintetsu Nara Line * 8000 series * 9000 series - through services onto the Kintetsu Nara Line * 9300 seriesLocal
* 5001 * 5131/5331 * 5500 series * 5550 series (since January 2010) * 5700 series (since August 2015) (2016 Blue Ribbon Award winner)Mukogawa Line
* 7861 * 7890/7990(Retirement) File:Hanshin 5500 mukogawaline 5912F higasinaruo.jpg, Series 5500
To-lucky 5511F-5912F File:Hanshin 5500 mukogawaline 5914F.jpg, Series 5500
Koshien 5514-5914F
Subsidiaries
Hanshin Electric Railway owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team, whose home ground is Hanshin Koshien Stadium in front of Kōshien Station of the railway's Main Line. One of the company's subsidiaries is the Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link, that operates theBillboard Japan
''Billboard Japan'' is a sister organization of the U.S.-based music magazine '' Billboard''. It is operated by the Japanese Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link (a subsidiary of Hanshin Electric Railway), holding an exclusive licence fr ...
brand under licence from ''Billboards publisher.
References
External links
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Group Website in English
{{Authority control Companies based in Osaka Prefecture Railway companies of Japan Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture Transport in Kobe Japanese companies established in 1899 Railway companies established in 1899 Hankyu Hanshin Holdings 2006 mergers and acquisitions