Hokushin Line

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.

Hokushin Line
A 7000 series train in 2008
Overview
Native name北神線
StatusOperational
OwnerHokushin Kyuko Railway (1988–2020)
Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau (2020–)
LocaleKobe
TerminiShin-Kobe
Tanigami
Stations2
Service
TypeRapid transit
System Kobe Municipal Subway
History
OpenedApril 2, 1988
Technical
Line length7.5 km (4.7 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed75 km/h (45 mph)
Route map
Kobe subway lines

Formerly operated by the third-sector Hokushin Kyuko Railway (a subsidiary of Hankyu railway), in 2020 the company was absorbed by the Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau, and the Hokushin Line became part of the subway network.

Operations

All trains of the line operate through to the Seishin-Yamate Line beyond Shin-Kobe Station.

Stations
Main article: Seishin-Yamate Line § Stations

History

The Hokushin Line opened on 2 April 1988, including the 7,179m 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 financial issues 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
  1. 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.
  2. "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. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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