Hokushin Kyūkō Electric Railway

The Hokushin Kyuko Railway Co., Ltd. (北神急行電鉄株式会社 Hokushin Kyūkō Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a private railway company in Kobe, Japan. Its headquarters are in Kita-ku, Kobe. Investors in the company include Hankyu Railway and Kobe Electric Railway, and it is a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings.

Operations

The Hokushin Line is Hokushin Kyuko's only passenger line. The 7.5-kilometre (4.7 mi) line is owned by Kobe Rapid Transit Railway and has two stations, Tanigami in Kita-ku and Shin-Kobe in Chuo-ku. Hokushin Line trains continue on the Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line.

Stations

No. Station name Japanese Transfers Location
S01 Tanigami 谷上 Shintetsu Arima Line Kita-ku, Kobe
S02 Shin-Kobe 新神戸 Sanyo Shinkansen Chuo-ku, Kobe
Through services to/from Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line

History

The Hokushin Line opened on 2 April 1988, including the 7,179m Hokushin Tunnel.[1]

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.

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