Hokushin Line
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| Hokushin Line | |||
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 6000 series train | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 北神線 | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner |
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| Locale | Kobe | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 2 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System |  Kobe Municipal Subway | ||
| Operator(s) | Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau | ||
| Depot(s) | Tanigami | ||
| Rolling stock | 7000 series | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 2 April 1988 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | 2 | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary | ||
| Operating speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) | ||
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The Hokushin Line (北神線, Hokushin-sen) is a line of Kobe Municipal Subway connecting Tanigami in Kita-ku, Kobe and Shin-Kobe in Chūō-ku, Kobe. The 7.5-kilometer (4.7 mi) line has only these two stations.
Formerly operated by the third-sector Hokushin Kyuko Electric Railway (ja:北神急行電鉄; a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group), in 2020 the company was absorbed into the Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau, and the Hokushin Line became part of the subway network.
Operations
[edit]All trains of the line operate through services to the Seishin-Yamate Line beyond Shin-Kobe Station.
Stations
[edit]History
[edit]The Hokushin Line opened on 2 April 1988, including the 7,179 m (23,553 ft) Hokushin Tunnel.[1]
The line was built by Hokushin Kyuko Railway Co., Ltd. (北神急行電鉄株式会社, Hokushin Kyūkō Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha), a private railway company in Kobe, Japan. It was headquartered in Kita-ku, Kobe. Investors in the company included Hankyu Railway and Kobe Electric Railway, and it was a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. On 4 March 2020, the Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau announced that it would acquire Hokushin Kyuko Railway Co., Ltd. due to the heavy debt burden that had been incurred by Hokushin Kyuko;[2] the transaction was completed on 31 May, after which operation of the Hokushin Line was transferred to the transportation bureau.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ a b "北神急行線の市営化が6月1日より始まります" (Press release) (in Japanese). Kobe-shi. 27 May 2020. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
External links
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- Official website (Hokushin Kyuko Electric Railway) (in Japanese)
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