The is a commuter railway line in
Kobe
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,
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operated by
Kobe Electric Railway
, often called , is a Japanese private railway company in Kobe and surrounding cities. It is a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group.
Lines
* Arima Line ( Minatogawa - Arima Onsen)
* Sanda Line ( Arimaguchi - Sanda)
* Kōen-Toshi Line ( Yok ...
.
It connects central Kobe with its northern suburbs in
Kita-ku and
Arima Onsen
is an onsen, or hot springs in Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan, located near Mount Rokkō. This onsen attracts many Japanese because of its easy access from the busy cities in the Kansai metropolitan area including Osaka and Kobe. Arima Onsen was named ...
.
The line is long, extending from in
Hyogo-ku to in Kita-ku.
Service is divided at
Arimaguchi, where most trains from Shinkaichi continue on the
Sanda Line, with short-run trains operating between Arimaguchi and Arima Onsen, the line terminus.
History
The entire line opened in 1928,
gauge
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* Gauge (firearms)
* Wire gauge, a measure of the size of a wire
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and
electrified
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at 1500 VDC.
The Mitogawa - Arimaguchi section was duplicated between 1965 and 1966.
Former connecting lines
Arima Onsen station - The line to Sanda on the
Fukuchiyama Line
The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting Osaka and Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, Fukuchiyama, Japan. Within JR West's "Urban Network" covering the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto metropolitan region, the line from Osaka to S ...
was operated by the Arima Railway Company from 1915 to 1943.
Stations
* S = stop
* ↑ = one direction only
* = pass
;Abolished stations
:Shin-yu Yaba (神有耶馬) - located between Hiyodorigoe and Suzurandai, abolished on February 15, 1939.
:Shin-Arima (新有馬) - located between Arimaguchi and Arima Onsen, suspended on June 15, 1965, and abolished on February 28, 2013.
References
* This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia
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Transport in Kobe
Railway lines in Japan
Railway lines opened in 1928
1500 V DC railway electrification