Hokushin Line
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| Hokushin Line | |||
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 6000 series train | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Bắc thần tuyến | ||
| 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 ft8+1⁄2in)standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DCoverhead catenary | ||
| Operating speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) | ||
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TheHokushin Line(Bắc thần tuyến,Hokushin-sen)is a line ofKobe Municipal SubwayconnectingTanigamiinKita-ku, KobeandShin-KobeinChūō-ku, Kobe.The 7.5-kilometer (4.7 mi) line has only these two stations.
Formerly operated by thethird-sectorHokushin Kyuko Electric Railway(ja: Bắc thần cấp hành điện thiết;a subsidiary ofHankyu Hanshin Toho Group), in 2020 the company was absorbed into theKobe Municipal Transportation Bureau,and the Hokushin Line became part of the subway network.
Operations
[edit]All trains of the line operatethrough servicesto theSeishin-Yamate Linebeyond 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.(Bắc thần cấp hành điện thiết chu thức hội xã,Hokushin Kyūkō Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha),a private railway company inKobe,Japan. It was headquartered in Kita-ku, Kobe. Investors in the company includedHankyu RailwayandKobe Electric Railway,and it was a subsidiary ofHankyu 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 nhật bổn の tư thiết[Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 154.ISBN978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ab"Bắc thần cấp hành tuyến の thị 営 hóa が6 nguyệt 1 nhật より thủy まります"(Press release) (in Japanese).Kobe-shi.27 May 2020. Archived fromthe originalon 29 November 2021.Retrieved4 June2020.
External links
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- Official website(Hokushin Kyuko Electric Railway)(in Japanese)
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