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| Kobe City Subway | |||
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 Kobe Municipal Subway Logo | |||
 Kobe Municipal Subway 5000 trainset on the Kaigan Line | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 神戸市営地下鉄 | ||
| Locale | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 3 | ||
| Number of stations | 28 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | March 13, 1977 (1977-03-13) | ||
| Operator(s) | Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 38.1 km (23.67 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DCoverhead catenary | ||
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TheKobe Municipal Subway (神戸市営地下鉄,Kōbe-shiei chikatetsu) is arapid transit system inKobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Like other largeJapanese cities, Kobe's subway system is heavily complemented by suburban rail. In addition, two people mover lines also serve the Kobe area: thePort Island Line and theRokko Island Line.
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) betweenMyōdani andShin-Nagata stations.[1] A second line, the Yamate Line, opened on June 17, 1983, running for 4.3 km (2.7 mi) between Shin-Nagata andŌkurayama stations. On June 18, 1985, the Yamate Line was extended toShin-Kobe and the Seishin Line was extended toGakuen-toshi. When the final stage of the Seishin Line, an extension toSeishin-Chuo, opened on March 18, 1987, the Seishin Line and the Yamate Line were merged into theSeishin-Yamate Line.
TheHokushin Kyūkō Electric Railway opened the 7.5 km (4.7 mi) Hokushin Line extension between Shin-Kobe andTanigami 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 theGreat Hanshin earthquake. The day after the earthquake, limited services resumed between Seishin-Chuo andItayado; full service was restored to the entire line in March 1995 after repairs were completed.
On July 7, 2001, the 7.9 km (4.9 mi) longKaigan Line opened betweenSannomiya-hanadokeimae and Shin-Nagata.
On June 1, 2020,Hokushin Line was transferred to Kobe Municipal Subway.
| Color & Icon | Mark | Name | First section opened | Last ex- tension | Start & end stations | Length km/miles | Stations | |
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| brown | S | Hokushin Line | 1988 | - | Tanigami — Shin-Kobe | 7.5/4.7 | 2[a] | |
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| Seishin-Yamate Line (former Yamate Line[ja]) | 1983 | 1985 | Shin-Kobe — Shin‑Nagata | 7.6/4.7 | 8[b] | |||
| Seishin-Yamate Line (former Seishin Line[ja]) | 1977 | - | Shin‑Nagata — Myodani | 5.7/3.5 | 4[c] | |||
| Seishin-Yamate Line (former Seishin-enshin Line[ja]) | 1985 | 1987 | Myodani — Seishin‑Chuo | 9.4/5.8 | 6[d] | |||
| blue |  | K | Kaigan Line (Yumekamome) | 2001 | - | Sannomiya-Hanadokei-mae — Shin-Nagata | 7.9/4.9 | 10 |
All trains on Hokushin Line operate athrough service to/from Seishin-Chuo on the Seishin-Yamate Line.[2] Kobe City Transportation Bureau refers to the two lines as the combined "Seishin-Yamate Line / Hokushin Line".[3]
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Source: www.jametro.or.jp/en/japan/ "Subways in Japan" (Japan Subway Association) | |
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