The Kobe Municipal Subway ( 神戸市営地下鉄 , Kōbe-shiei chikatetsu ) is a rapid transit system in Kobe , Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Like other large Japanese cities, Kobe's subway system is heavily complemented by suburban rail. In addition, two people mover lines also serve the Kobe area: the Port Island Line and the Rokko Island Line .
6-694: 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
12-783: 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;
18-786: The Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau , and the Hokushin Line became part of the subway network. All trains of the line operate through services to the Seishin-Yamate Line beyond Shin-Kobe Station. The Hokushin Line opened on 2 April 1988, including the 7,179 m (23,553 ft) Hokushin Tunnel. 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 ) ,
24-532: The 7.5 km (4.7 mi) Hokushin Line extension between Shin-Kobe and Tanigami on April 2, 1988; services on the Hokushin Line have through service onto the Seishin-Yamate Line. On January 17, 1995, the Seishin-Yamate Line was damaged in the Great Hanshin earthquake . The day after the earthquake, limited services resumed between Seishin-Chuo and Itayado ; full service was restored to
30-654: The Yamate Line, opened on June 17, 1983, running for 4.3 km (2.7 mi) between Shin-Nagata and Ōkurayama stations. On June 18, 1985, the Yamate Line was extended to Shin-Kobe and the Seishin Line was extended to Gakuen-toshi . When the final stage of the Seishin Line, an extension to Seishin-Chuo , opened on March 18, 1987, the Seishin Line and the Yamate Line were merged into the Seishin-Yamate Line . The Hokushin Kyūkō Electric Railway opened
36-529: The transaction was completed on 31 May, after which operation of the Hokushin Line was transferred to the transportation bureau. This article about a Japanese railway corporation or company-related topic is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kobe Municipal Subway Construction of the first line of the subway system, the Seishin Line, began on November 25, 1971. The line opened on March 13, 1977, running for 5.7 km (3.5 mi) between Myōdani and Shin-Nagata stations. A second line,
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